Thunderstorm Wind, Lemhi
- When
- April 27, 7:40 PM MST to 9:30 PM MST
- Where
- Lemhi County, (Smn)salmon Arpt
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.117, -113.883
Damaging Wind in Idaho, April 27, 2000
Downburst winds from thunderstorms caused damage in and around the Salmon, Idaho area, with scattered reports of damage near North Fork and Gibbonsville. Numerous trees and power lines were reported down with damage to roofs on homes.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MSO wrote it up.
Downburst winds from thunderstorms caused damage in and around the Salmon, Idaho area, with scattered reports of damage near North Fork and Gibbonsville. Numerous trees and power lines were reported down with damage to roofs on homes. Windows were blown out in two homes in Salmon. Some reported wind values recorded during the storm were:Ezra Creek Raws 69 MPH at 813 PM MST, Salmon 61 MPH at 835 PM MST, Salmon Raws 76 MPH at 852 PM MST, and Kriley Creek 82 MPH at 928 PM MST.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 27, 2000
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 27, 2000
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More
Every storm in Idaho in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, April 2000
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: 5139376.