Thunderstorm Wind, Kootenai
- When
- May 31, 1:30 PM PST
- Where
- Kootenai County, Coeur D Alene
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 47.680, -116.780
tree in house from wind
Damaging Winds in Idaho, May 31, 1997
6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $325,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:32 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Benewah
- When
- May 31, 1:30 PM PST
- Where
- Benewah County, St Maries
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 47.320, -116.580
trees down by wind
Thunderstorm Wind, Bonner
- When
- May 31, 1:45 PM PST
- Where
- Bonner County, Oldtown
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 48.170, -117.050
numerous reports of wind damage
Thunderstorm Wind, Bonner
- When
- May 31, 1:45 PM PST
- Where
- Bonner County, Sandpoint
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $90,000
- Coordinates
- 48.280, -116.550
numerous reports of damage from high winds
Thunderstorm Wind, Bonner
- When
- May 31, 1:45 PM PST
- Where
- Bonner County, Priest River
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $125,000
- Coordinates
- 48.180, -116.900
numerous reports of wind damage
Thunderstorm Wind, Bonner
- When
- May 31, 1:45 PM PST
- Where
- Bonner County, Sagle
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $85,000
- Coordinates
- 48.200, -116.550
numerous reports of wind damage
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
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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: 5603031, 5603032, 5603030, 5604982, 5604983, 5604984.