Thunderstorm Wind, Malheur
- When
- July 17, 3:34 PM MST
- Where
- Malheur County, Vale
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.980, -117.250
Damaging Winds in Oregon, July 17, 1997
During the afternoon of July 17th, a severe thunderstorm formed over southeast Oregon. This storm produced wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph in Malheur County before it moved into southwest Idaho and continued to produce severe weather.
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
- 2
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.
During the afternoon of July 17th, a severe thunderstorm formed over southeast Oregon. This storm produced wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph in Malheur County before it moved into southwest Idaho and continued to produce severe weather.
The radar
The Boise radar (KCBX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:34 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Malheur
- When
- July 17, 4:08 PM MST
- Where
- Malheur County, 2 mi NW of Ontario
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.050, -117.000
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
- Hurricane in Louisiana, July 17 to 18, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 17, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, July 17 to 18, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, July 17 to 18, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 17, 1997
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 17, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, July 17 to 29, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 17, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, July 17, 1997
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 17, 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: 5610089, 5610090.