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Dust Devil in Caribou County, Idaho

Dust Devil July 17, 2017 · Caribou County, Idaho

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong winds from what appeared to be a dust devil, seen by eyewitnesses including a television reporter on vacation who recorded the damage, damaged a store in Soda Springs on July 17th at around 4 pm. The winds blew parts of the concrete roof onto the street damaging a car with pieces of the roof blown into the street. It occurred on Highway 30 right in Soda Springs.

Neighbors and emergency crews quickly cleaned up the mess of concrete, bricks from the building's facade and tree limbs. The car sustained minor damage and was driven away.

The wider storm

Strong winds damaged a store in Soda Springs on July 17th at around 4 pm.

The winds blew parts of the concrete roof onto the street damaging a car with pieces of the roof blown into the street. It occurred on Highway 30 right in Soda Springs.

Neighbors and emergency crews quickly cleaned up the mess of concrete, bricks from the building's facade and tree limbs. The car sustained minor damage and was driven away.

Began near Soda Spgs (42.6500, -111.5800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 716808. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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