Thunderstorm Wind in Nez Perce County, Idaho

Thunderstorm Wind April 7, 2017 · Nez Perce County, Idaho

62 mph

Measured gust (54 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

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 East Lewiston (46.4578, -116.9591).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 693042. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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