High Wind in Bear Lake Valley, Idaho

High Wind March 12, 2026 · Bear Lake Valley, Idaho

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Fifty plus mph wind gusts were widespread with a peak of 60 mph recorded at the Alpon East mesonet site 2 miles east of Alton.

The wider storm

Another cold frontal passage brought damaging winds to eastern Idaho especially in the Idaho Falls area with dust storms, extensive tree damage and multiple multi car interstate 15 accidents in the blowing dust.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1327467. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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