Thunderstorm Wind, Canyon
- When
- August 27, 6:30 PM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Canyon County, Caldwell to 2 mi of Caldwell
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.670, -116.670
Damaging Wind in Idaho, August 27, 1996
Severe thunderstorms caused several flash floods and gusty winds. 4" of rain fell in 40 minutes.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOI wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms caused several flash floods and gusty winds. Flash flooding occured near Reynolds Creek in Owyhee county when 1.4" of rain fell in 40 minutes. Several drainages and creeks were flooded. Also in Owyhee county, Rabbit Creek flooded over the roadway 2 to 5 miles Norhwest of Murphy. Damage amounts were unavailable.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail in Kentucky, August 27, 1996
- Flood in Massachusetts, August 27, 1996
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, August 27, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, August 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 27, 1996
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, August 27, 1996
- Flash Flood in Arizona, August 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, August 27, 1996
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, August 27, 1996
- Tornado in Maryland, August 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, August 27, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, August 27, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5566414.