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Thunderstorm Wind in Benewah County, Idaho

Thunderstorm Wind March 14, 2014 · Benewah County, Idaho

55 mph

Estimated gust (48 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree toppled over onto power lines and across two lanes along Highway 5 near St. Maries. Damage costs estimated.

The wider storm

A vigorous occluded front pushed across the region through the early afternoon hours. Steepening low to mid-level lapse rates resulted in destabilizing atmosphere for the afternoon due to warming at the surface from the sun and cooling aloft by the approaching upper level shortwave trough. Forcing along the upper level wave produced a squall line that pushed into the central Idaho Panhandle. The squall line produced strong wind gusts down to the surface resulting in isolated straight lined wind damage.

Began near St Maries (47.3163, -116.5700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 504759. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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