Thunderstorm Wind — Nez Perce, Idaho

2017-04-07 · near East Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho

Event narrative

The Wheatland Fire Station near Lewiston measured a wind gust of 66 mph with estimated 50 mph sustained winds for a brief period. Scattered power outages were noted around Nez Perce County by the Emergency Manager.

Wider weather episode

In the early morning hours of April 7th a cold front with showers and a few embedded thunderstorms moved through the Idaho Panhandle. A bow echo on radar formed along the Idaho/Washington border between Coeur D'Alene and Lewiston and tracked through the Idaho Palouse region and Lewiston area. Numerous trees were toppled in the Moscow, Idaho area with damage and scattered power outages noted through out the Idaho Palouse region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 692068. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.