Winter Storm — Upper Snake Highlands, Idaho
December 23, 2015 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Upper Snake Highlands
Event narrative (NOAA)
Four to 8 inches of snow combined with high winds with gusts over 30 mph caused extemely difficult travel conditions with one fatality in an accident on US Highway 20 near milepost 367 on Ashton Hill at 8 am on the 23rd. This caused the road to be closed for several hours.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.