Idaho, 2002

Damaging Wind in Idaho, April 14, 2002

April 14, 2002 · NWS PIH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage in Fremont County. some for over 24 hours.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS PIH wrote it up.

Thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage in Fremont County. 13 power poles were downed and 900 customers were without power...some for over 24 hours. roofs were blown off two spud cellars in St Anthony. Extensive property damage west of 2300 East in St Anthony.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 14, 9:10 AM MST, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 9:10 AM MST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHEAST IDAHO AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO/IDAHO FALLS ID
1010 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2002

SFC FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BACK INTO SW
IDAHO.  FRONT WILL PUSH EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND LOOKS TO PASS
THROUGH MOST OF SOUTHEAST ID THIS AFTERNOON.  FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAY
LINGER OVER SOUTHEAST HIGHLANDS TONIGHT.  BOTTOM LINE FOR FORECAST
IS VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FOR MOST AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PLENTY OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE AND LI OF -2 TO -3 THIS AFTERNOON WILL
RESULT IN DEVELOPMENT OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  SHOWERS
HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND ALSO IN
SOUTHWEST ID. EXPECT PRECIP TO SPREAD EAST INTO REST OF FORECAST
AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON.  WINDS IN PORTIONS OF THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN
ALREADY WELL INTO WIND ADVISORY CATEGORY WITH STRONGEST WINDS IN
VICINITY OF INEEL WITH SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 3O TO 38 MPH RANGE.
ALREADY UPDATED FORECAST TO REFLECT AFTERNOON CONDITIONS AND TO BUMP
HIGH TEMPS UPWARD A FEW DEGREES DUE TO DECREASED CLOUD COVER IN
ADVANCE OF SFC FRONT.  NO ADDITIONAL UPDATES AT THIS TIME.

DSH

KSFX...OPERATIONAL...VCP 21.

BYI 66/40/52 644

.PIH...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED.  SEE LATEST BULLETIN FOR
DETAILS.

PIH WW 064/035 050/028 052 04644

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 14, 1:07 PM MST, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO/IDAHO FALLS, ID
207 PM MDT SUN APR 14 2002

TIME(MDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0153 PM    BELLEVUE                  ID   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
04/14/02   BLAINE                         MULTIPE TREES DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY SPOTTERS.

BRONG
Local storm report, Apr 14, 1:20 PM MST, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO/IDAHO FALLS, ID
220 PM MDT SUN APR 14 2002

TIME(MDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0200 PM    CRATERS OF THE MOON       ID   99 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
04/14/02   BUTTE                          REPORTED BY THE INEEL MESONET
                                          SITE AT THE CREATERS OF THE
                                          MOON NATIONAL MOMUMENT.

BRONG

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fremont

When
April 14, 2:00 PM MST to 3:00 PM MST
Where
Fremont County, St Anthony
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
43.967, -111.683

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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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: 5289673.