Heavy Snow — Sawtooth-stanley Basin, Idaho

2021-12-11 to 2021-12-15 · Sawtooth-stanley Basin, Idaho

Event narrative

Heavy snow fell in the Sawtooth region with the Stanley COOP observer reporting 13 inches and the public reporting 32.5 inches 14 miles west northwest of Stanley.

Wider weather episode

Extremely heavy snow fell in high elevations mainly over an extended period with the brunt of it on the 13th and 14th. Some localized amounts of over 30 inches were recorded.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 999671. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.