Thunderstorm Wind — Elmore, Idaho

2025-07-09 · near Cleft, Elmore, Idaho

Event narrative

At 6:30pm MDT, Idaho Power mesonet station 032ID recorded a wind gust of 68 mph. Later, at 6:36pm MDT, a RAWs (LLCI1) recorded a gust of 59 mph. These gusts were associated with a outflow boundary from a thunderstorm southwest of both locations. No damages were reported.

Wider weather episode

On July 9th, an upper level low tracked northeast across southwest Idaho aiding in thunderstorm development. With a dry boundary layer, and marginal precipitable water values, outflow winds were the primary hazard with burn scar flooding a secondary hazard.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1281137. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.