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High Wind in Challis-pahsimeroi Valleys, Idaho
High Wind March 14, 2026 · Challis-pahsimeroi Valleys, Idaho
What the National Weather Service wrote
Spotter recorded a 60 mph wind gust in Challis.
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 1327888. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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