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High Wind in Lewis and Southern Nez Perce, Idaho

High Wind November 17, 2015 · Lewis and Southern Nez Perce, Idaho

60 mph
Estimated gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained weather spotter reported a wind gust of 60 mph 5 miles north of Mohler, Idaho.

The wider storm

An intense surface low pressure system moved from west to east along the Southern British Columbia border and dragged a cold front through as well. The resulting high winds brought about substantial damage across North Idaho....and resulted in widespread power outages and is noted as the most damage seen by Avista utilities from a natural disaster in its 126-year history with an estimated 180,000 Avista utilities customers without power at peak after the windstorm. One indirect fatality from the storm was reported in North Idaho. A state disaster declaration prepared for the four Idaho counties of Benewah, Bonner, Boundary and Kootenai included an initial damage estimate of $2.6 million.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 604286. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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