High Wind in Upper Snake River Plain, Idaho

High Wind December 17, 2025 · Upper Snake River Plain, Idaho

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Measured wind gusts were 61 mph at Kettle Butte, 60 mph at the IDA Idaho Falle Airport ASOS site, 61 mph 2 miles north northwest of Ozone, 58 mph at Ririe mesonet site on US Highway 26, and 63 mph at Antelope Flats mesonet site on US Highway 26. A section of siding was blown off a residence where a carport also blew over 2 miles east southeast of Idaho Falls. A large tree was blown over onto a single story house with branches falling through the ceiling into a bathroom in Idaho Falls.

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 1309512. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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