Winter Storm — Big Hole Mountains, Idaho

2020-02-05 to 2020-02-06 · Big Hole Mountains, Idaho

Event narrative

Very heavy snow fell in the Big Hole's with an estimated 18 inches at Pine Creek Pass which webcams indicated a long period of snow covered roads along US Route 30 through the period.

Wider weather episode

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_id 878046. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.