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Heavy Snow in Southern Clearwater Mountains, Idaho

Heavy Snow February 4, 2021 – February 5, 2021 · Southern Clearwater Mountains, Idaho

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy snow fell above 3000 feet with rates over 1 inch per hour at times. Snow totals of 10 to 18 inches were common with 15 inches in Elk City and 18 inches at Red River Hot Springs. Periods of difficult travel were observed.

The wider storm

An atmospheric river brought heavy snow to north-central Idaho late on the 4th into the morning hours of the 5th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 937869. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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