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High Wind in Southern Hills-albion Mountains, Idaho
High Wind March 14, 2026 · Southern Hills-albion Mountains, Idaho
What the National Weather Service wrote
Extremely strong winds were persistent through the day. A pean gust of 70 mph was recorded at Cotton Ridge and 62 mph recorded at Connor Summit. Persistent gusts over 50 mph occurred throughout the day.
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 1327861. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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