High Wind in Lower Snake River Plain, Idaho

High Wind March 14, 2026 · Lower Snake River Plain, Idaho

68 mph

Measured gust (59 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extremely strong winds continues throughout the day with a peak wind of 68 mph recorded at the Pocatello Regional Airport ASOS site. Aberdeen, Sterling and Taber mesonet sites all recorded 67 mph. Fort Hall recorded a 60 mph gust. Interstate 15 was closed from Shelley to Idaho Falls due to the blowing dust from the high winds.

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 1327862. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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