High Wind in Owyhee Mountains, Idaho

High Wind January 4, 2008 · Owyhee Mountains, Idaho

66 mph

Measured gust (57 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Pole Creek RAWS station at an elevation of 5660 feet recorded wind gusts to sixty six MPH.

The wider storm

An intense winter storm brought high winds and heavy mountain snow to parts of Southwest Idaho and Southeast Oregon from January fourth through fifth. Wind gusts to ninety six miles per hour and six to eight inches of snow were reported in the mountains. Gusts to sixty four miles per hour including wind damage to trees and power lines were reported in the Treasure and Magic Valleys of Southwest Idaho.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 77600. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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