Winter Storm in Bear River Range, Idaho

Winter Storm February 5, 2020 – February 6, 2020 · Bear River Range, Idaho

What the National Weather Service wrote

Very heavy snow fell in the Bear River Range with SNOTEL estimates of 25 inches at Emigrant Summit and 28 inches at Franklin Basin in the 7 thousand foot to 8,200 foot elevation range.

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 878040. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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