High Wind — Arco-mud Lake Desert, Idaho

2024-05-17 · Arco-mud Lake Desert, Idaho

Event narrative

A strong cold front brought very strong winds to the Arco and Mud Lake desert regions. Wind gusts ranged from 50 to 70 mph between 10 am MDT to 10 pm MDT with dozens of reports by mesonet sites of the 50 plus mph gusts. The peak of 70 mph came at the Camas ITD mesonet site.

Wider weather episode

A strong Pacific cold front brought widespread high winds and extensive damage to southeastern Idaho.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1188938. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.