High Wind in Bear Lake Valley, Idaho

High Wind March 14, 2026 · Bear Lake Valley, Idaho

76 mph

Measured gust (66 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extreme winds persisted all day into the evening in the Bear Lake Valley. A peak gust of 76 mph was recorded at Sheep Creek Hills. 71 mph was recorded at Alpon East and Rocky Point on US Highway 30 with 69 mph at Geneva Summit.

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 1327872. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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