Heavy Snow — Northern Clearwater Mountains, Idaho

2020-10-23 to 2020-10-24 · Northern Clearwater Mountains, Idaho

Event narrative

Early season heavy snow fell in the mountains causing dangerous conditions for hunters and other recreationists. Total snowfall in inches included: 15 Crater Meadows SNOTEL at 5,960 ft., 12 Shanghai Summit at 4,570 ft., and 3.4 Pierce.

Wider weather episode

A winter storm brought heavy, wet snow to north-central Idaho. This covered roads and caused damage to trees, resulting in a few power outages.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 925541. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.