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Thunderstorm Wind in Lewis County, Idaho

Thunderstorm Wind April 4, 2000 · Lewis County, Idaho

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

$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 uprooted by gusty winds.

The wider storm

Strong gradient winds of 20-30 mph persisted for much of the day. Instability thunderstorms developed in the afternoon. Though the thunderstorms did not appear to be severe, the combination of the gradient wind and outflow from the thunderstorms produced severe winds.

Began near Nezperce (46.2333, -116.2333).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5138163. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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