Idaho, 2003

High Wind in Idaho, October 29, 2003

October 29, 2003 · NWS PIH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Sustained 44 mph winds with gusts of 56 mph.

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 PIH wrote it up.

Sustained 44 mph winds with gusts of 56 mph.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Upper Snake Highlands

When
October 29, 4:30 AM MST to 5:45 AM MST
Where
Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph) measured sustained
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

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

More

Every storm in Idaho in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, October 2003

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: 5336419.