High Wind in Sun Valley Region, Idaho

High Wind December 17, 2025 · Sun Valley Region, Idaho

91 mph

Measured gust (79 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

An incredible 91 mph wind gust was measured 4 miles west of Galena at the SVT mesonet site. A 64 mph gust was measured 2 miles southwest of Ketchum and a large tree was uprooted at the Elkhorn golf course in Sun Valley.

The wider storm

A powerful cold front ripped through eastern Idaho on the 17th and included severe thunderstorms along the front and extremely high non thunderstorm winds in the cold sector post cold frontal passage throughout the day. Extensive damage was reported throughout the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1309500. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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