High Wind, Eastern Lemhi County
- When
- June 8, 2:30 PM MST to 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Lemhi County forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.943, -113.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Idaho, June 8, 2000
Highest winds speeds were recorded at Kriley Creek RAWS station which had sustained winds of 51 MPH with gusts to 73 MPH. Near Salmon, highest winds speeds were sustained winds of 31 MPH with gusts to 54 MPH.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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.
Highest winds speeds were recorded at Kriley Creek RAWS station which had sustained winds of 51 MPH with gusts to 73 MPH. Near Salmon, highest winds speeds were sustained winds of 31 MPH with gusts to 54 MPH.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 8, 2000
- Hail in Michigan, June 8 to 9, 2000
- Flood and High Wind in California, June 8, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, June 8 to 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Montana, June 8, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Texas, June 8 to 9, 2000
- Hail in Minnesota, June 8, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Oregon, June 8 to 9, 2000
- Extreme Cold in California, June 8 to 9, 2000
- High Wind in Idaho, June 8, 2000
- High Wind in Utah, June 8, 2000
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, June 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: 5148535.