Winter Weather — Northern Clearwater Mountains, Idaho

2019-10-19 to 2019-10-20 · Northern Clearwater Mountains, Idaho

Event narrative

A SNOTEL station at Crater Meadows reported 17 of snow. Mountain passes like Lolo and Lookout, received approximately 4 of snow, but due to warm ground conditions, accumulations melted rapidly. Lost Trail Pass measured around 7 of snow. One car was reported abandoned by Clearwater County dispatch during the storm.

Wider weather episode

A multi-day moist pattern with snow levels generally around 4500 feet brought wintry impacts to mountain passes and back country.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 856942. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.