Eastern Magic Valley storm history

A single engine Cessna 208B crashed into Gem State Processing in Heyburn a potato processing plant. The pilot was heading into the Burley Municipal Airport and crashed into the building at around 835 AM MDT. It occurred during a heavy snow showers and the visibility at the airpor…

Fifty to sixty mph wind gusts were widespread in the Eastern Magic Valley from midnight through noon on Christmas Day. Extensive blowing and drifting snow caused interstates 84 and 86 to be closed in the southern portion of the zone. An 11 year old child died from hypothermia in …

Wind gusts over 60 mph were widespread behind the passage of a strong Pacific cold front. The peak gust of 83 mph was recorded at Coldwater ITD site. Power outages occurred in Burley and Heyburn with multiple trees downed on power lines. Multiple trees uprooted in Paul and trees …

The Summit fire began July 25th from a lightning holdover and grew to 650 acres. It was just south of Oakley. It did not threaten any structures.

Widespread 50 to 60 mph wind gusts occurred on the 18th with a peak of 59 mph at the burley ASOS.

Extreme cold wind chill temperatures of -20 below and colder affected the Eastern Magic Valley. The coldest was -23 at CYFI1 17 miles west of Aberdeen.

Heavy and wet snow fell in the Eastern Magic Valley and combined with strong winds to cause travel issues. Idaho Highway 81 was closed from Malta to Declo on the 2nd and Interstate 84 was closed from Interstate 86 to the Utah border as well. 5 miles east of Acequia recorded 8.5 i…

Fifty to 65 mph wind gusts were widespread behind a cold front with 61 mph measured at the Burley Municipal Airport.

A semi trailer jackknifed on interstate 86 eastbound near Yale Road blocking all eastbound lanes. The road was snow covered as shown by area webcams.

Heavy snow fell in the Eastern Magic Valley on the 13th and 14th with the following snow amounts measured: Minidoka 4.6 inches, Oakley 8.0 inches, Acequia 7.5 inches, Rupert 9.0 inches, and Burley 5.5 inches.

Extreme winter weather occurred with 50 to 60 mph wind gusts causing blowing and drifting snow with a trained spotter in Acequia measuring 3 inches. Extensive blowing and drifting snow caused difficult travel conditions.

Snow squalls were widespread between 2 pm and 4 pm with widespread wind gusts 55 to 70 mph verified with visibility near zero. 5.5 to 6 inches of snow was measured in Rupert. Trees were downed south of Burley with one of the squalls. Tree limbs were snapped off in Rupert. The Bur…

Extremely heavy snow fell in the Eastern Magic Valley over the Thanksgiving holiday. Reported amounts were 10 to 13 inches in Burley, 13 inches in Declo, 14 inches in Paul and Rupert, and 16 to 18 inches in Heyburn. Some damage occurred due to the extremely heavy snow. A pine tre…

Multiple wind gusts of 50 to 75 mph occurred on the 10th in association with a Pacific storm system and a strong cold frontal passage. The Burley Municipal Airport had gusts of 66 and 68 mph 4 hours apart at around 0730 adn 1130 MDT. Rupert measured 75 mph. Two semi tractor trail…

Two to 4 inches of snow combined with 40 to 50 mph wind gusts for difficult driving conditions.

An extended period of Pacific moisture influx led to strong winds early in the event then extensive snow moving forward. The Burley Regional Airport recorded a 59 mph wind gust on the 7th while the Oakley COOP observer measured 7.5 inches of snow during the event.

The Burley Regional Airport measured a 59 mph gust at 1231 PM MDT on the 5th.

The Burley ASOS mean November temperatures of 31.0 degrees made it the 8th coldest November recorded.

The ASOS at the Burley municipal airport recorded it's hottest September ever with 101 degrees on September 6th which was the 1st ever 100 degree or hotter temperatures ever recorded in the month. Three record high temperatures were recorded for the month.

An 89 acre grass fire occurred near Lake Wolcott and Rupert. No known cause was found and no structures were damaged.

Snow and high winds gusting over 40 mph caused extremely difficult travel. Minidoka School District 331 and Cassia County School District 151 were both closed on January 4th. The COOP observer at Oakley recorded 8 inches of snow and the COOP observer at Minidoka Dam recorded 6 in…

Interstate 84 was closed on the 31st from 10 miles east of Heyburn to the Utah border due to reduced visibility in blowing and drifting snow and snowfall. Minidoka COOP reported 4 inches of snow on the 30th and 31st.

Snow Squall. Visibility 1/4 mile from 345 AM to 400 AM with moderate to heavy snow observed and wind gusts of 24 to 38 mph. Burley Municipal Airport.

Snow Squall. Visibility below 1/4 mile from 400 AM to 500 AM with moderate to heavy snow observed and wind gusts of 25 to 38 mph. ITD RWIS Station ITD88. I-86 Raft River.

Heavy snow and strong winds occurred over an extended period in the days surrounding the Christmas holiday. The COOP observer at Minidoka measured 8 inches of snow with 6 on the 25th and 26th. The Oakley COOP observer carried 16 inches of snow from the 25th through 27th.

A 59 mph wind gust was measured at the Burley airport. Widespread gusts of over 50 mph occurred through the morning of the 14th.

A 58 mph wind gust was measured at the Burley Municipal Airport.

It was the hottest June ever recorded at Burley with an average monthly temperature of 71.2 degrees which was 7.8 degrees above the monthly normal.

Sixty to 70 mph wind gusts were widespread with a peak gust of 66 mph near Minidoka. United Electric CO-OP reported a power outage west of Paul and Heyburn.

Interstate 84 was closed from the interstate 86 interchange south to exit 263. Winds were gusting up to 55 mph causing whiteouts.

Widespread 40 to 50 mph sustained winds with gusts as high as 73 mph affected the Eastern Magic Valley on Labor Day. The UPR site 8 miles north of Coldwater recorded a 73 mph gust with 71 mph at the RAWS at Raft River and 68 mph 6 miles west northwest of Minidoka. Multiple trees …

The high temperatures of 98 degrees at the Burley Airport on September 5th was the hottest September temperature ever recorded in the city. It broke the previous record of 97 set in 1998.

Widespread wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph occurred and Idaho Highway 27 was closed due to zero visibility caused by blowing dust from Burley to Oakley.

Interstate 84 was closed from the Interstate 86 intersection to the Utah border. Snow was not heavy with Minidoka Dam receiving 3 inches but wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph caused extensive blowing and drifting snow.

A strong cold front moved through the Magic Valley and produced light snow with high winds causing hazardous travel conditions. Snow amounts in the Eastern Magic Valley generally ranged from 2 to 4 inches with 3 inches reported in Heyburn. Interstate 84 was closed for much of the…

A total of 6 inches of snow fell in Rupert with 8 inches reported in southwest Minidoka.

Lightning caused an 8,272 acre fire 7 miles north of Raft River on BLM property. It was a grass and brush fire that began on July 6th at around 3 pm MDT. It was controlled on July 8th with no structures threatened and no evacuations required.

Heavy snow fell in the Eastern Magic Valley with reports of 7.5 inches in Heyburn, 6 inches at MInidoka Dam, 7 inches in Burley, and 6 inches in Declo.

Snow and wind caused schools to shut down early in Minidoka County on December 12th at 1:30 PM MST.

A 500 acre wildfire occurred over Massacre Rocks about 5 to 10 miles southeast of American Falls. on June 9th and 10th. The fire was driven by wind gusts of 40 mph and spread rapidly. Cooler temperatures and lighter winds slowed growth and it was contained quickly over open land.…

Wind gusts of 54 to 64 mph were widespread behind the cold frontal passage. A tree was downed southeast of Dietrich.

The city of Richfield received 7 inches of snow with the Minidoka Schools closing from the storm on March 5th when strong winds after the snow fell made rural roads very dangerous to travel on the morning of the 5th.

The Mammoth wildfire was reported on August 5th 7 miles north of Shoshone and rapidly grew to 60,000 acres due to strong winds. The fire burned grass and brush and threatened one primary residence and two minor structures. The cause of the fire was undetermined and was contained …

Lightning caused the Lagoon fire to begin around 11 pm on July 25th 2 miles west of Shoshone. It burned grass and brush and caused some evacuations in Shoshone and Highway 75 closed for a period as well. The fire grew to 1,412 acres and was fully contained on July 28th and contro…

Although the fire started in Gooding County the effects were felt to the north and close highways 93 and 24 to Shoshone and east of Shoshone and the fire jumped Route 26 many times. It was a grass and brush fire started by lightning on July 9th about 5 miles south of Shoshone and…

A fire burned 1,700 acres of grass, brush and juniper southwest of Kimama on July 3rd. The fire was reported at 8:30 AM and was contained by 7 pm. It was controlled by 6 pm on July 4th. Seven engines, one dozer and one water tender were used to control.

A 40 acre fire was human started 2 miles north of Shoshone and moved north. Highway 75 was closed for one hour fighting the fire and several structures were threatened but none were damaged.

Snow and wind affected the Eastern Magic Valley Interstate 84 was closed in the southern part of the region on the 23rd and 24th due to high winds and heavy snow. US Route 30 was considered treacherous west of Burley through Kimberly. Richfield received 6 inches of snow with 4 in…