East Idaho gets first snow of the season as temps plunge across region
Winter has arrived in East Idaho’s high country. Mountain passes near the Idaho-Montana border got their first measurable snow of the season Sunday afternoon and more is on the way Sunday night and Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Raynolds Pass, Targhee Pass and the Henrys Lake area already have 1 to 2 inches of snow on the ground with sub-freezing temperatures thanks to the storm barreling through the region, the weather service said in a special weather statement Sunday evening. Another 1 to 3 inches in those areas is possible Sunday night and Monday morning, the weather service said. Temperatures dropped much faster than forecast models predicted over the weekend, according to the weather service. Dry northerly air coming over the Montana divide had been holding off precipitation moving up from the south, but radar showed light snow reaching the Henrys Lake area Sunday afternoon. The weather service is urging drivers to use caution in East Idaho’s highlands because of the snow, especially when driving over mountain passes. The mountain snow is part of a storm fueled by Tropical Cyclone Rachel that brought plunging temperatures and rain to East Idaho starting Saturday. There won’t be any relief
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