Thunderstorm Wind — Nez Perce, Idaho

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

54 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

The Shirrod Hill Mesonet station reported a wind gust of 62 mph as a thunderstorm gust front passed through the area. The ASOS station at the Lewiston Airport reported a wind gust of 56 mph.

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 693042. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.