Winter Storm — Southern Hills-albion Mountains, Idaho

2020-02-05 to 2020-02-06 · Southern Hills-albion Mountains, Idaho

Event narrative

Very heavy snow fell in the Southern Hills. Amounts estimated at SNOTEL sites were Bostetter Ranger Station 18 inches and Howell Canyon 16 inches.

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 878110. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.