Strong Wind — West Central Mountains, Idaho

2013-05-21 · West Central Mountains, Idaho

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported trees down on a power box in McCall near Forest Road. At 215 MST, Idaho Power reported 575 customers around McCall were without power.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front moving in from the northwest late in the afternoon on the 21st caused wind damage to parts of Southwest Idaho.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 451826. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.