Thunderstorm Wind, Twin Falls
- When
- July 16, 3:00 PM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Twin Falls County, Twin Falls
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 42.570, -114.470
Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 16, 1996
Severe thunderstorms produced heavy rain with some flooding, wind gusting to 60 mph and small hail. In Rogerson, heavy rain caused minor roadway flooding.
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
- $50,000
- 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 produced heavy rain with some flooding, wind gusting to 60 mph and small hail. In Rogerson, heavy rain caused minor roadway flooding. In the city of Twin Falls, several houses sustained basement flooding and wind gusting to 60 miles per hour. Wind gusts reduced visiblilies to 1/2 mile. In Filer, 0.61" fell in ten minutes causing some flooding. Winds also gusted to 60 miles an hour. Several trees were damaged due to lightning and power lines were downed in Filer.
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 157 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:57 UTC.
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
- Flood in Iowa, July 16 to 18, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 16, 1996
- High Wind in California, July 16, 1996
- Flood in Iowa, July 16 to 18, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 16, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 16, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 16, 1996
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 16, 1996
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 16 to 17, 1996
- Flash Flood in Iowa, July 16 to 17, 1996
- Flood in Nebraska, July 16 to 17, 1996
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 16 to 17, 1996
More
Every storm in Idaho in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, July 1996
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: 5558716.