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Thunderstorm Wind in Benewah County, Idaho

Thunderstorm Wind April 7, 2017 · Benewah County, Idaho

60 mph
Estimated gust (52 kt)
$2K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gusts from a thunderstorm resulted in roof and antenna damage to a business in St. Maries.

The wider storm

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.

Began near St Maries (47.3200, -116.5700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 692069. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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