Heavy Snow — Owyhee Mountains, Idaho

2021-12-24 to 2021-12-25 · Owyhee Mountains, Idaho

Event narrative

A CO-OP Observer in Murphy Hot Springs reported 10.5 inches of total snowfall.

Wider weather episode

A deep upper level trough brought cold air and with several embedded short wave troughs that brought a few rounds of snow for southwest Idaho and southeast Oregon through December 26th, 2021.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 997741. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.