Winter Storm — Bear River Range, Idaho

2019-02-12 to 2019-02-15 · Bear River Range, Idaho

Event narrative

Extremely heavy snow fell with the Emigrant Summit SNOTEL recording 20 inches and the Franklin Basin SNOTEL recording 30 inches. The Bear Lake District 33 Schools were closed on the 14th.

Wider weather episode

Several days of Pacific moisture brought heavy snow mainly to the mountains of central and southeast Idaho with many SNOTEL sites exceeding 2 feet of snow accumulation. Many roads closed in the 4 day period and many schools were also forced to close.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 810150. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.