Thunderstorm Wind, Valley
- When
- May 17, 10:35 PM MST to 11:30 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, Cascade
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.520, -116.030
Damaging Wind in Idaho, May 17, 1996
Several severe thunderstorms developed causing extensive wind damage and spawning two F1 tornados. One tornado in Weiser destoryed a two-story garage and two roofs on nearby mobile homes.
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
- $5,000
- 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.
Several severe thunderstorms developed causing extensive wind damage and spawning two F1 tornados. One tornado in Weiser destoryed a two-story garage and two roofs on nearby mobile homes. A total of five homes were affected. The second tornado occured 6 miles west of Parma. This tornado damaged three grain bins, a shed and several irragation pipes on a remote farm. Thunderstorm winds gusting to 60 mph occured in New Plymouth, Parma, Cascade, Emmett, McCall, and Baker City Oregon downing several trees and power lines as well as causing power outages.
The radar
The Boise radar (KCBX), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:35 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
- Tornado in Minnesota, May 17, 1996
- Flash Flood in Indiana, May 17, 1996
- Heat in Missouri, May 17 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, May 17, 1996
- Flood in Ohio, May 17, 1996
- Hail in Iowa, May 17, 1996
- Tornado in North Dakota, May 17, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, May 17, 1996
- Tornado in Minnesota, May 17, 1996
- Tornado in Idaho, May 17, 1996
- Tornado in Idaho, May 17, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, May 17, 1996
More
Every storm in Idaho in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, May 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: 5556290.