Heavy Snow in Wood River Foothills, Idaho

Heavy Snow January 16, 2019 – January 18, 2019 · Wood River Foothills, Idaho

What the National Weather Service wrote

Spotters reported 9 to 10 inches of snow in Hailey with the Bellevue COOP observer reporting 8.3 inches. The Picabo COOP observer had 5.0 inches.

The wider storm

A wet Pacific system brought snow, freezing rain and rain with many changes in type in low elevations of the Snake River Plain during the three days with mostly snow in higher elevations. Extensive travel problems were caused by the system with school closures on both the 17th and 18th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 802234. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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