High Wind in Shoshone-lava Beds, Idaho

High Wind December 17, 2025 · Shoshone-lava Beds, Idaho

74 mph

Measured gust (64 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gusts of 74 mph 1 mile east northeast of Richfield were measured. Other gusts were: 66 mph at Kinsey Butte, 59 mph in Shoshone, and 60 mph 5 miles south southeast of Kimama. Two large trees were downed or uprooted in Shoshone.

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 1309564. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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