Thunderstorm Wind, Idaho
- When
- August 24, 8:07 AM MST to 8:10 AM MST
- Where
- Idaho County, Central Portion
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.900, -115.633
Damaging Winds in Idaho, August 24, 2000
63 mph wind gust from thunderstorm reported from RAWS station at Huntz Gulch. 60 mph wind gust from thunderstorm snapped tree branches and blew down tents at a fire camp in Grangeville.
Where it happened
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- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
63 mph wind gust from thunderstorm reported from RAWS station at Huntz Gulch. 60 mph wind gust from thunderstorm snapped tree branches and blew down tents at a fire camp in Grangeville. At Oregon/Butte, USFS reported wind gusts between 50 to 60 mph that downed trees, which killed a mule near the Salmon River.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Idaho
- When
- August 24, 8:40 AM MST
- Where
- Idaho County, Grangeville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 45.933, -116.117
Thunderstorm Wind, Idaho
- When
- August 24, 8:50 AM MST
- Where
- Idaho County, Central Portion
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 45.900, -115.633
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
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- Flash Flood in California, August 24, 2000
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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: 5155361, 5155362, 5155363.