Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Caribou Highlands, Idaho

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill January 4, 2017 – January 5, 2017 · Caribou Highlands, Idaho

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extreme cold wind chills of -20 to -30 degrees caused the closing of many school districts including North Gem District 149 and Soda Springs District.

The wider storm

Strong northeast winds behind a cold front brought actual and wind chill temperatures to the -20 to -35 range overnight on the 4th and into the morning on the 5th. Most schools in southeast Idaho were closed on the 5th due to the extreme cold conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 672839. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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