Teton Valley storm history

The Canyon Creek mesonet site measured a 59 mph wind gust.

Fifty-five to 65 mph wind gusts were widespread in the Teton Valley with a peak gust of 64 mph 1 mile north northeast of Clementsville at the Botts mesonet station on Idaho Highway 33.

Widespread wind gusts of 50 to 65 mph occurred in the Teton Valley with a peak gust of 61 mph measured 3 miles south southwest of Ashton.

The Sand Creek Fire was started by lightning and spread rapidly on August 15th. The fire was 8 miles west of Ashton in the Sand Creek area, near Lower Arcadia Reservoir. Strong winds spread the fire rapidly. Evacuations were ordered for those living in the area by the 16th. This …

A trained spotter reported 7 inches of new snow overnight with the strong winds. A measured wind gust of 61 mph occurred with the passage of a strong cold front at the Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport in the early hours of the 17th.

A storm total of 1.1 inches reported just north-northeast of Driggs.

Whiteout conditions and 2 foot snow drifts were reported on Idaho 32 between Ashton and Drummond by 1130 AM. The road then closed at 1230 PM from Ashton to Tetonia due to the snow and blowing and drifting snow. Idaho 47 also closed from Ashton to Bear Gulch. Idaho 33 closed from …

A 59 mph wind gust was measured at Ashton with several 50 mph gusts recorded through the day. A 56 mph gust was recorded near Clementsville.

Wind chill temperatures dropped to well below -30 in the Teton Valley on the morning of the 20th. The coldest readings were -46 three miles south southwest of Ashton and -38 at the Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport.

Snowfall amounts in the Teton Valley with 16.8 inches 4 miles west of Victor, 9 inches 3 miles north of Victor and 3.4 inches northeast of Driggs.

Widespread wind gusts occurred most of the day from 50 to 65 mph in the Teton Valley with over a thousand customers without power at times due to the winds. Several trees were reported downed from Tetonia to Driggs to Squirrel with shingle damage to a house reported in Driggs.

The Botts ITD site measured a 66 mph wind gust.

Heavy snow fell and combined with strong winds to bring extensive travel problems with periods of road closures for 4 days. 15 inches of snow was measured in Driggs. Idaho Highway 32 was closed from Ashton to Tetonia on the 1st and 2nd. Idaho Highway 33 was closed on the 2nd from…

Wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph were widespread and caused whiteout conditions with several accidents on State Highway 33 from Newdale to Tetonia. Multiple semi trailers jackknifed. 7 inches of snow was reported to have fallen in Driggs with the storm. State Highway 32 was closed from…

The public measured 9.1 inches of snowfall at Driggs.

The Teton valley had blizzard conditions for the entire morning of the 12th for over 8 hours at the Botts mesonet site with visibility below a quarter mile and winds gusting in the 50 to 60 mph range. The heavy snow and wind gusts closed both Idaho State Highways 32 and 33 due to…

A 58 mph wind gust was measured at Clementsville. Snow combined with strong winds closed Idaho Highway 33 from Ashton to Tetonia and Idaho Highway 47 from Ashton to Warm River.

Six inches of snow was recorded 3 miles north northeast of Driggs and wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph caused slick roads in Idaho Highway 32 causing a slide off of a large oversized load 2 miles northwest of Judkins.

Six inches of snow was recorded 3 miles north northeast of Driggs and wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph caused slick roads in Idaho Highway 32 causing a slide off of a large oversized load 2 miles northwest of Judkins.

One to 3 inches of snow fell in the Ashton region with wind gusts over 30 mph created hazardous driving conditions with 7 slide offs and 3 crashes reported.

One to two inches of hail accumulated on roads near St Anthony to near Ashton which resulted in at least two weather related accidents.

A winter and spring of heavy snow led to snow weight collapsing 3 structures including a garage near Ashton, a farm shed near Ashton and a canopy covering a fuel filling station at Mack's Inn in Island Park. Damages were 30,000 dollars.

More snow and winds closed State Highway 33 from Newdale to Tetonia and State Highway 32 from Ashton to Tetonia on the morning of the 13th. Snowfall totals were 8 inches in Ashton and 6.1 inches at Driggs.

Light snow combined with wind gusts of 30 to 60 mph to close US highway 20 from Ashton to the Montana state line, Idaho highway 32 from Tetonia to Ashton, and State Highway 33 from Newdale to Tetonia. Drifting snow was extensive with visibilities lowered to zero. Roads closed bet…

Snow and wind continued in endless moisture influx from the Pacific ocean into the first week of spring. The Driggs COOP site observed 10.9 inches of snowfall with the system. North Fremont Schools closed early on the 24th due to snow and wind causing occasional whiteout conditio…

Strong winds caused extensive blowing and drifting snow with multiple 50 to 60 mph gusts measured in the Clementsville area 2 AM and 1130 AM MDT on the 15th. Idaho Highway 33 closed from Newdale to Tetonia at 1115 AM MDT and the north Fremont Schools closed early on the 15th due …

Another in a series of strong Pacific storm systems brought more extremely strong winds and blowing snow which caused the closing of US Highway 20 from Ashton to the Montana state line, Idaho Highway 33 from Newdale to Tetonia, and Idaho Highway 32 from Ashton to Tetonia. Wind gu…

Another powerful winter storm with heavy snow and wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph caused extensive road closures. Snow amounts ranged from 6 to 10 inches and the following roads were closed due to snow, blowing snow and drifting: US Highway 20 from Ashton to the Montana state line, Id…

Heavy snow and wind gusts over 40 mph shut down US Highway 20 from Ashton to the Montana border and Highway 87 from US 20 to the Montana border. State Highway 33 was closed from Newdale to Tetonia. State Highway 32 was closed from Ashton to Tetonia. Highway 47 was closed from Ash…

Snow combined with wind gusts of over 40 mph caused US Highway 20 to close from Ashton to the Montana State Line and Highway 87 to close from US 20 to the Montana state line. Ashton recorded 4 inches of snow and Fremont School District 215 was closed on the 14th due to to hazardo…

Three to 6 inches of snowfall combined with strong winds created blowing and drifting snow and closed State Highway 32 between Ashton and Tetonia.

A temperatures of 31 below zero was measured at the Driggs airport and -26 in Ashton on the 30th. Wind chill readings were widespread below 50 below zero. Fremont County School District 215 and Teton School District 401 were both closed on the 30th and 31st due to the extreme col…

Snowfall amounts were 14 inches 4 miles southeast of Judkins, 13 inches in Ashton, and 10 inches in Squirrel. Road closures due to heavy snow and strong winds were US Highway 20 from Ashton to the Montana border, Idaho Route 47 from Ashton to Warm River, and Idaho Highways 32 and…

Extremely strong winds gusting 60 to 70 mph at times brought widespread blowing and drifting snow. US Highway 20 closed from Ashton to the Montana State Line. State Highway 33 closed from Newdale to Tetonia and State Highway 32 closed from Tetonia to Ashton. Fremont County School…

Heavy snow combined with 40 to 50 mph wind gusts caused extensive blowing and drifting snow closing roads and schools. Ashton recorded 13 inches of snow. Fremont School District 215 and Teton School District 401 closed due to road conditions on the 2nd. US Highway 20 was closed o…

A 66 mph wind gust was measured at Pole Canyon with several other greater than 50 mph gusts including 58 mph at Driggs-Reed Regional Airport. 3 inches of snow fell at Driggs with 6 8nches northeast of Ashton as well making for difficult driving conditions.

A 61 mph wind gust was measured at the Clementsville ITD site. Several sites reported over 40 mph wind gusts.

A cold front brought 50 to 60 mph wind gusts to the Teton Valley with a 59 mph gust measured at Clementsville.

The Botts Idaho Transportation site measured a wind gust of 60 mph. Ashton recorded 53 mph and River Rim 50 mph.

The peak wind gust was 70 mph recorded at the Botts ITD site. River Rim recorded 60 mph and Driggs airport 55 mph. The The Driggs Spud Drive-In Theater movie screen crashed to the ground overnight during early morning hours of the 5th. It was built in 1953 and was on the National…

Eight to 10 inches of snow fell in the Ashton area. On March 9th Ashton Elementary School and North Fremont High School were closed due to heavy snowfall and high winds causing hazardous travel conditions. On March 10th Teton School District 401 was closed due to extreme wind chi…

Wind chill readings of -20 to -30 occurred in the Teton Valley behind a strong Canadian cold front. -29 was the coldest reading on the 23rd in Ashton at 0700 AM. Botts recorded -27 at 430 AM and River Rim -25 at 0400 AM.

The combination of snow and high winds caused significant blowing snow closed Idaho Highway 47 from Ashton to 1 mile north of Warm River. Idaho Highway 32 was closed from Tetonia to Ashton. Ashton recorded 5 inches of snow with the storm.

Snow combined with 40 to 60 mph wind gusts caused hazardous travel for three days. US Highway 26 was closed from Ririe to Swan Valley on the 4th and 5th and Idaho Highway 33 was closed from Newdale to Tetonia on the 4th. Ririe School District 252 was closed on the 4th due to the …

Idaho Highway 47 was closed from Ashton to 2 miles north of Warm River. on the 30th 8 to 10 inches of snow was measured 8 miles north northeast of Tetonia with 7 inches in Driggs.

Snow Squall. Visibility 1/4 mile from 220 PM to 227 PM with heavy snow observed and a wind gust of 37mph. Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport.

Ten inches of snow was measured 3 miles north northeast of Driggs. On the 26th US Highways 20 was closed from Ashton to the Montana border. Idaho Highway 32 was closed from Ashton to Tetonia. Idaho Highway 33 was closed from Newdale to Tetonia.

The Botts ITD site recorded a 69 mph wind gust 1 mile northeast of Clementsville.

Sixty to 70 mph gusts occurred with the highest recorded 66 mph at the Idaho Transportation Department site near Clementsville.

Eight inches of heavy, wet snow fell in Ashton and Fall River Rural Electric reported thousands of customers with power outages on March 20th due to the snow weight.