High Wind — Lewiston Area, Idaho

2018-04-07 · Lewiston Area, Idaho

Event narrative

The Shirrod Hill Idaho Transportation Dept. wind sensor recorded a peak gust of 58 mph.

Wider weather episode

During the morning of April 7th a strong cold front swept across the Idaho Panhandle. In addition to gradient winds which in general gusted to 30 to 40 mph across the Idaho panhandle, a squall line along the southern part of the front contributed rain cooled downdrafts accelerating winds to locally over 60 mph in Nez Perce County. These winds triggered scattered power outages in the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 750631. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.