Winter Storm in Bear Lake Valley, Idaho

Winter Storm February 5, 2020 – February 6, 2020 · Bear Lake Valley, Idaho

What the National Weather Service wrote

Four to 6 inches of snow fell and an avalanche caused the closing of US 89 from Montpelier to Geneva on the 6th.

The wider storm

Another strong Pacific storm system brought hazardous travel weather to eastern Idaho in the first week of February. Heavy snow fell along with an extended period of freezing rain in the Lower Snake River Plain overnight on the 5th into the 6th. Several high elevation sites received over a foot of snow with some school closures on the 6th in the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 878036. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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