Heavy Snow — Bear River Range, Idaho

2021-10-11 to 2021-10-12 · Bear River Range, Idaho

Event narrative

Estimated SNOTEL snow amounts were 11 inches at Emigrant Summit and 9 inches at Franklin Basin.

Wider weather episode

A widespread storm brought some very early season heavy snow to eastern Idaho. Some mountain areas received up to a foot of snow with the Snake River Plain receiving in the 2 to 8 inch range. Some tree limbs fell due to leaves still on trees with heavy wet snow and many slide offs and accidents occurred.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 988350. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.