High Wind in Bear Lake Valley, Idaho

High Wind December 17, 2025 · Bear Lake Valley, Idaho

85 mph

Measured gust (74 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extreme winds occurred in the Bear Lake Valley. The COOP observer in Bern recorded 85 mph gust with 82 mph at Sheep Creek Hills mesonet site and 62 miles at High Line mesonet site 4 miles west of Sharon.

Six trees were reported downed in Skinner Canyon.

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 1309574. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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