Winter Weather in Blackfoot Mountains, Idaho

Winter Weather February 6, 2021 – February 7, 2021 · Blackfoot Mountains, Idaho

What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph caused extensive blowing of the snow that fell the two previous days. The drifting of snow was so bad it closed Idaho State Highway 34 from near Soda Springs east to the Wyoming border.

The wider storm

Snow and strong winds again caused many roads to shut down in eastern Idaho including US Route 26, as well as Idaho State Highways 32, 33, and 34. Winds gusted from 40 to 50 mph for the 3rd time in a week across extreme eastern Idaho.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 944911. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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