High Wind — Teton Valley, Idaho

2022-04-04 to 2022-04-05 · Teton Valley, Idaho

Event narrative

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 Register of Historic Places.

Wider weather episode

Strong cold front related wind storm. Several wind gusts in the 50 to 75 mph range on April 4th into April 5th with damage reported and road closures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1020211. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.