High Wind in Coeur D'alene Area, Idaho

High Wind January 13, 2021 · Coeur D'alene Area, Idaho

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

Death

Injury

$5.0M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

There were numerous reports of downed trees and power lines, roadways blocked, and house damage due to the high winds early January 13th. A motorist drove off the side of an embankment after the tree struck his truck on Highway 97, near Lake Coeur d'Alene. The motorist succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Due to wind damage, an estimated 30,000 customers were without power in Kootenai County, most in the Coeur d'Alene and Hayden Lake area.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved through northern Idaho on the morning of January 13th. With this front, severe winds swept through the Idaho Panhandle bringing widespread damage, fallen trees, and power outages. Overall, it took a week to restore power to all who lost it.

Due to extensive wind damage and in effort to receive state funding for help with clean up, Kootenai County Board of County Commissioners signed a disaster declaration.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 937289. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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