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High Wind in Challis-pahsimeroi Valleys, Idaho
High Wind December 17, 2025 · Challis-pahsimeroi Valleys, Idaho
What the National Weather Service wrote
Wind gusts measured were 63 mph at the Challis airport ASOS station, 64 mph at Little Crerek, 64 mph 11 miles west southwest of Challis, and an incredible 87 mph at Willow Creek Summit on US Highway 93.
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 1309510. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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