High Wind in Teton Valley, Idaho

High Wind March 14, 2026 · Teton Valley, Idaho

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extreme winds caused the shut down of US Highway 20 from Ashton to the Montana state line for a few hours as it caused whiteout conditions form the snow on the ground blowing. A 65 mph gust was recorded at Canyon Creek. Botts recorded a 63 mph gust. River Rim recorded 60 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 1327873. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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