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High Wind in Lewis and Southern Nez Perce, Idaho

High Wind January 13, 2021 – January 14, 2021 · Lewis and Southern Nez Perce, Idaho

62 mph

Measured gust (54 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Avista Utilities reported approximately 2,200 customers without power in the Lewis Clark Valley and Camas Prairie due to high winds.

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 938528. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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