High Wind in Caribou Range, Idaho

High Wind March 14, 2026 · Caribou Range, Idaho

72 mph

Measured gust (63 kt)

$200

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extremely strong winds occurred throughout the day with a peak wind of 73 mph at the Palisades Dam mesonet site. Antelope Flats recorded 63 mph and extensive wind gusts of 60 mph plus occurred. Glass shattered on a rear window of a vehicle parked at the Swan Valley gas station thought to be from wind or flying debris from the wind.

The wider storm

Yet another in a week of extremely strong winds occurred with the strongest wind day with a peak of 89 mph at East Butte and several gusts over 70 mph throughout the state. Interstate 15 was pre-emptively closed from Shelley to north of Idaho Falls in anticipation of the extreme event. It was a widespread event with some damage and power outages occurring as well.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1327860. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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