Idaho, 1999High Wind in Idaho, February 17, 1999
February 17, 1999 · NWS BOI · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- 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.
High Wind, Western Magic Valley
- When
- February 17, 8:00 PM MST to 8:30 PM MST
- Where
- Western Magic Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.672, -114.581 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A strong cold front swept through the Western Magic Valley with winds clocked to 62 mph at the Twin Falls Airport. The strong winds toppled two sixty foot tall pine trees and destroyed the roof of a barn near Buhl. In Twin Falls the roof of a school was damaged and a manufactured home was blown over.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Winter Weather in Maine, February 17 to 18, 19996 events
- High Wind in Colorado, February 17 to 18, 199978 kt wind · 5 events
- Heavy Snow in Nebraska, February 17, 19993 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 17, 199951 kt wind · 3 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 17, 19993 events
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 17, 19992 events
- Blizzard in Colorado, February 17 to 18, 19992 events
- Blizzard in Alaska, February 17, 19991 event
- Wildfire in Colorado, February 17, 19991 event
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 17 to 18, 19991 event
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: 5682594.