High Wind — Big Hole Mountains, Idaho

2025-12-17 · Big Hole Mountains, Idaho

Event narrative

Debris was blown into power lines in the Fox creek area resulting in power outages and some damage 3 miles north northeast of Victor. Several wind gusts over 50 mph occurred in the Big Hole Mountains.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1309575. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.