Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 24, 1999

Name: Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 24, 1999
Start: 1999-07-24T00:05
End: 1999-07-24T00:45
Location: Idaho

July 24, 1999 · NWS PIH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $60,000
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.

The radar

The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:03 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bingham

When: July 24, 12:05 AM MST to 12:45 AM MST
Where: Bingham County, 4 mi N of Ft Hall
Property damage: $60,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 43.217, -112.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High based dry thunderstorms produced microburst winds sustained to 60 mph and gusting at 75-90 mph through central Bingham county. The damaging wind followed a path from near Fort Hall along the I-15 corridor, through Blackfoot to Shelley. Numerous trees, with diameters up to 30 inches, snapped causing damage to a few cars, houses and businesses. Power lines were downed causing some small fires and leaving thousands of residents without power for most of the day. Sporadic shingle damage occurred. One building under construction collapsed after its roof was lifted off. One fatality resulted from the power outage which caused a home based oxygen machine to fail.

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

Every storm in Idaho in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Idaho, July 1999

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5706674.