Winter Storm — Beaverhead-lemhi Highlands, Idaho

2019-01-05 to 2019-01-07 · Beaverhead-lemhi Highlands, Idaho

Event narrative

A strong winter storm produced heavy snowfall and very strong winds making travel extremely hazardous. A semi-truck and snow plow got in an accident on interstate 15 six miles south of Dubois on the 7th. Clark County School District 161 closed on January 7th due to the dangerous travel conditions. The COOP observer 6 miles north of Small recorded 6.3 inches of snow from the storm.

Wider weather episode

A significant winter storm affected southeast Idaho for several days with heavy snow and strong winds creating closed roads, multiple traffic accidents and many school closings on January 7th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 801031. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.