Thunderstorm Wind, Bear Lake
- When
- August 12, 7:15 PM MST to 7:45 PM MST
- Where
- Bear Lake County, Montpelier
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Coordinates
- 42.320, -111.300
Damaging Wind in Idaho, August 12, 1997
A severe thunderstorm with high winds caused damage in the Montpelier area on this date. Trees were downed, a satellite dish was blown off the roof of a school, and tents were toppled at the county fair.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $70,000
- 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 SLC wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm with high winds caused damage in the Montpelier area on this date. Trees were downed, a satellite dish was blown off the roof of a school, and tents were toppled at the county fair. A spotter in Montpelier measured a wind gust of 65 mph (56 kts).
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:16 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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Rip Current in Florida, August 12, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Idaho, August 12, 1997
- Flood and Hail in Idaho, August 12, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Idaho, August 12, 1997
- High Wind in New Mexico, August 12, 1997
- Flash Flood in Alaska, August 12 to 13, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, August 12 to 16, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 12, 1997
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Idaho, August 12, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Idaho, August 12, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Wyoming, August 12, 1997
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: 5623785.