Thunderstorm Wind — Owyhee, Idaho

2022-08-11 · near Murphy, Owyhee, Idaho

Event narrative

A member of the public reported three trees blown down from thunderstorm gust on social media.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough on the West Coast slowly edged in between a ridge of high pressure to the east of the region. This allowed for monsoon moisture to move into the region along with strong southwest flow. Several days of isolated supercells occurred, bringing heavy rain and large hail to the region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1042411. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.