Thunderstorm Wind — Boise, Idaho

2010-08-21 · near Idaho City, Boise, Idaho

Event narrative

Boise County Sherrif's dispatch reported a large number of trees down on and around Grimes Creek Road including one fatality at Grimes Creek.

Wider weather episode

A dry cold front moving across Eastern Oregon and Idaho set off a series of mainly dry thunderstorms generating severe outflow winds in the Treasure Valley, including Boise, and the Snake River plain throughout the evening of the 21st.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 258221. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.