Thunderstorm Wind, Canyon
- When
- July 9, 3:50 PM MST
- Where
- Canyon County, Melba
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 43.370, -116.530
Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 9, 1998
A severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds in southern Canyon and Ada counties. Trees were uprooted in Melba and a spotter in Kuna reported a 60 mph wind gust.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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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.
A severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds in southern Canyon and Ada counties. Trees were uprooted in Melba and a spotter in Kuna reported a 60 mph wind gust.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ada
- When
- July 9, 3:55 PM MST
- Where
- Ada County, Kuna
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.480, -116.400
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 9, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Nevada, July 9, 1998
- Hail in Oregon, July 9, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 9, 1998
- Flood in North Dakota, July 9, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 9, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 9, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, July 9 to 10, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, July 9, 1998
- Flood in Florida, July 9, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 9, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, July 9, 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: 5662378, 5662379.