Thunderstorm Wind in Lemhi County, Idaho

Thunderstorm Wind July 9, 2012 · Lemhi County, Idaho

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Skull Gulch RAWS at 5878 feet measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph.

The wider storm

A plume of monsoonal moisture worked its way up from the south under a ridge of high pressure producing late day, high-based thunderstorms. These storms had very little moisture associated with them but produced strong surface winds.

Began near Shoup (45.3191, -114.4793).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 402475. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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