Winter Storm — Blackfoot Mountains, Idaho

2020-02-15 to 2020-02-17 · Blackfoot Mountains, Idaho

Event narrative

Idaho route 34 was closed by the afternoon of the 16th from just north of Soda Springs to the Wyoming border. Snowfall and snow melt and re-freezing caused very hazardous travel on the evening of the 17th with several slide offs reported on US Route 30 from McCammon to Georgetown. Snowfall amounts were generally in the 3 to 7 inch range.

Wider weather episode

Snow and wind again affected southeast Idaho with localized heavy snow amounts, strong wind gusts, and some road closures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 879047. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.