Thunderstorm Wind, Twin Falls
- When
- July 30, 3:14 PM MST to 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Twin Falls County, Filer to Twin Falls
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.570, -114.600
Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 30, 1998
Outflow winds from nearby thunderstorms gusted up to 70 mph across Twin Falls and Jerome Counties on the evening of July 30th. Numerous trees were uprooted and power was cut to about 15,000 customers.
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
- $200,000
- 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.
Outflow winds from nearby thunderstorms gusted up to 70 mph across Twin Falls and Jerome Counties on the evening of July 30th. Numerous trees were uprooted and power was cut to about 15,000 customers. Twenty storm related fires were caused, one of which destroyed a home in Twin Falls. A few sheds and outbuildings around the Magic Valley were damaged and destroyed by the winds.
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 167 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:13 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jerome
- When
- July 30, 5:35 PM MST
- Where
- Jerome County, Jerome Co Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.730, -114.450
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
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 30, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in West Virginia, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 30, 1998
- Flood in Florida, July 30, 1998
- Tornado and Flood in Maryland, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Tennessee, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 30, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, July 30, 1998
- Tornado and Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 30, 1998
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: 5662387, 5662388.