Bear River Range storm history
Storm events recorded in Bear River Range, Idaho between 1950 and 2025.
43
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
1
Deaths
$0
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
A 48 year old male snow mobile operator was killed in an avalanche near Sherman Peak in between Grace and Montpelier after causing an avalanche.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Estimated SNOTEL snow amounts were 23.2 inches at Emigrant Summit and 20.7 inches at Franklin Basin.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Storm total snow of 8 to 15 inches reported across the Bear River Range, confirmed via NOHRSC snowfall analysis.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Storm totals range from 12 to 30 inches across the Bear River Range with the Emigrant Summit SNOTEL reporting 12 inches and the Franklin Basin SNOTEL reporting 17.8 inches for the duration of the event.
Avalanche Avalanche
Utah Avalanche Center reported an avalanche caught, carried and buried a snowmobile rider in the Franklin Basin Area. It was estimated to be 3.5 feet deep and about 70 feet wide. Victim found and rescued by companion rider. The time of the avalanche was unknown.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Law enforcement closed Idaho Route 36 from the Mink Creek area eastward over Emigration Summit due to severe winter conditions with numerous vehicles off the highway. Well over a foot of snow fell in the Bear River Range over the storm's duration.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Heavy snowfall totals estimated by SNOTEL sites were 14.6 inches at Emigrant Summit and Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Estimated SNOTEL snow amounts were 18.6 inches at Emigrant Summit and 20.7 inches at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
SNOTEL snow estimates for the system were Emigrant Summit at 18.7 inches and Franklin Basin at 11.9 inches.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snow with wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph caused State Highway 36 to close from the intersection with State Highway 34 to Ovid.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
An estimated 11 inches of snow was recorded at the Emigrant Summit and Franklin Basin SNOTEL sites. A semi tractor trailer jackknifed on state Highway 36 near Emigration Summit along with other slide offs were reported and the highway closed around 8 AM.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
An estimated 35 inches of snow fell at the Emigrant Summit and Franklin Basin SNOTEL sites.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Franklin Basin SNOTEL site measured an estimated 12.5 inches of snowfall and the Emigrant Summit site 5.6 inches.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
The Franklin Basin SNOTEL site measured an estimated 12.5 inches of snowfall and the Emigrant Summit site 5.6 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
SNOTEL snowfall estimates were 47 inches at Emigrant Summit and 44 inches at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Estimated SNOTEL amounts were 17 inches at Emigrant Summit and 32 inches at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Estimated SNOTEL snow amounts were 32 inches at Emigrant Summit and 26 inches at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
SNOTEL snowfall estimates were 18.0 inches at Emigrant Summit and 13.0 inches at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
SNOTEL snowfall estimates were 14.4 inches at Emigrant Summit and 21.1 inches at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
SNOTEL estimated snow amounts were 15 inches at Emigrant Summit and Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Estimated SNOTEL amounts were 15 inches at Emigrant Summit and 25 inches at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall amounts estimated at SNOTEL sites were 21 inches at Emigrant Summit and 27 inches at Frnaklin Basin.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The Emigrant Summit SNOTEL estimated 16 inches of snowfall.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Estimated snow amounts over the storm period were 42 inches at Franklin Basin and 33 inches at Emigrant Summit.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Estimated SNOTEL snow amounts were 11 inches at Emigrant Summit and 9 inches at Franklin Basin.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Storm total snowfall estimated at SNOTEL sites was 21 inches at Emigrant Summit and 24 inches at Franklin Basin.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Estimated 3 day totals at the SNOTEL sites were 25 inches at Emigrant Summit and 31 inches at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Estimated SNOTEL snowfall were 15 inches at Emigrant Summit and 13 inches at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Estimated snow amounts were 10 inches at the Emigrant Summit and Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Estimated snow amounts from SNOTEL sites were 17 inches at Emigrant Summit and 19 inches at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Franklin Basin SNOTEL estimated 13 inches of snow with the storm.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Very heavy snow fell in the Bear River Range with SNOTEL estimates of 25 inches at Emigrant Summit and 28 inches at Franklin Basin in the 7 thousand foot to 8,200 foot elevation range.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A multi day winter storm brought significant snowfall to the Bear River Range. Estimated snow totals at SNOTEL sites were 28 inches at Emigrant Summit and 35 inches at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Ten inches of snow fell at Emigrant Summit and 9 inches fell at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Very heavy snow fell in the Bear River Range above 7,000 feet with SNOTEL estimates of 18 inches at Emigrant Summit and 17 inches at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow fell in the Bear River Range with 18 inches at Emigrant Summit and 24 inches at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow fell in the Bear River Range with 13 inches recorded at the Franklin Basin SNOTEL site.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Ten inches of snow fell at the Franklin Basin SNOTEL.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
SNOTEL amounts were 9 inches at Emigrant Summit and 11 inches at Franklin Basin.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Extremely heavy snow fell with the Emigrant Summit SNOTEL recording 20 inches and the Franklin Basin SNOTEL recording 30 inches. The Bear Lake District 33 Schools were closed on the 14th.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Two day snow amounts were extremely heavy with 33 inches at the Emigrant Summit SNOTEL and 14 inches at the Franklin Basin SNOTEL.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Both the Emigrant Summit and Franklin Basin SNOTEL sites had reported over 9 inches of snow by the afternoon of January 6th with more falling through the 7th but no further totals were recorded.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Emigrant Summit SNOTEL recorded 12 inches of snow.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |