Heavy Snow — Big Lost Highlands-copper Basin, Idaho

2019-02-02 to 2019-02-05 · Big Lost Highlands-copper Basin, Idaho

Event narrative

Extremely heavy snow fell over the multiple day event with the following SNOTEL amounts recorded: Bear Canyon 17.2 inches, Smiley Mountain 11.8 inches, Stickney Mill 10.5 inches, Swede Peak 17.9 inches.

Wider weather episode

A drawn out storm system brought heavy snow to southeast Idaho from February 2nd through the 5th with road closures and school closings to go with the heavy snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 809475. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.