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Heavy Snow in Big and Little Wood River Region, Idaho

Heavy Snow February 24, 2018 – February 26, 2018 · Big and Little Wood River Region, Idaho

What the National Weather Service wrote

The following snow amounts were recorded at SNOTEL sites: 16 inches Garfield Ranger Station, 11 inches Galena Summit, 13 inches Lost Wood Divide, 9 inches Swede Peak, and 10 inches Vienna Mine. 8 to 10 inches of snow fell in the city of Ketchum from many public reports with 5 to 7 inches in Hailey and Bellevue.

The wider storm

Heavy snow and strong winds occurred for a three day period mainly over the weekend. The worst conditions were in the Upper Snake Highlands where two feet of snow fell in the Island Park area fell with many road closures. A dust storm closed interstate 15 north of Idaho Falls on the 25th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 742259. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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