High Wind in Blackfoot Mountains, Idaho

High Wind March 14, 2026 · Blackfoot Mountains, Idaho

67 mph

Measured gust (58 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extremely strong winds occurred throughout the day with a peak gust of 67 mph at the Galbraith mesonet site near Ozone. Pole Canyon had a 64 mph gust. Fish Creek Summit recorded 59 mph .

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 1327868. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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