Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 12, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 12, 2006
Start: 2006-07-12T18:38
End: 2006-07-12T18:38
Location: Idaho

July 12, 2006 · NWS OTX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Strong winds associated with a thunderstorm produced estimated wind gusts near 60 MPH.

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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 OTX wrote it up.

Strong winds associated with a thunderstorm produced estimated wind gusts near 60 MPH.

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 Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 12, 3:20 PM PST, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 3:20 PM PST, 3 hours 18 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
420 PM PDT WED JUL 12 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN...RESULTING
IN DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMING TEMPERATUERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWINGING THROUGH THE
INLAND NORTHWEST TODAY. SOME LIGHT SHOWERS HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE
AREA...BUT HAVE NOT FOUND ANYMORE THAN A TRACE OF PRECIP AT THE
ASOS SITES. RADAR SHOWING SOME HEAVIER SHOWERS MOVING INTO THE
PALOUSE AND EAST CASCADES NOW...AND EXPECT SOME MEASURABLE RAIN OUT
OF THAT. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY IS SHOWING A DEFINITE BACKEDGE TO THE
PRECIP. EXPECT THIS TO BE THROUGH EASTERN WA BY 00-01Z. WITH
INCREASED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...THINK DECREASING CLOUDS IS A
GOOD BET BEHIND THE PRECIP. QUESTION IS IF THERE IS ENOUGH
INSTABILITY TO POP SOME AFTERNOON CONVECTION. SATELLITE IS SHOWING
SOME CU POPPING ACROSS THE NORTH CASCADES AND AN ISOLATED STRIKE
CANNOT BE RULED OUT. AFTER 06Z SHOWERS AND CLOUDS WILL DECREASE.
TEMPS WILL BE COOLER THAN LAST NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE COOLER AIR
MASS OVER US...BUT WITH WINDS STAYING UP...IT WILL KEEP TEMPS FROM
DROPPING TOO MUCH. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WE DRY OUT AND START
TO WARM UP. UPPER TROUGH REMAINS OFFSHORE WHILE THE FOUR CORNERS
HIGH REMAINS STRONG...EACH DAY BRINGING WARMER TEMPERATURES
FURTHER NORTH. HAVE REMOVED ANY MENTION OF SHOWERS EXCEPT FOR FRI
AFTERNOON AS A WAVE CLIPS THE US/CANADIAN BORDER AND GFS IS
SHOWING SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE MOVING THROUGH. OTHERWISE
TEMPERATURES RISING EACH DAY...HAVE BUMPED UP TEMPS A BIT FRI AND
SAT...SO THAT BY SATURDAY WE ARE ONCE AGAIN ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THIS
TIME OF THE YEAR. /KOCH

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN
RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY. CONFIDENCE WANES SLIGHTLY
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AS THERE ARE SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN THE GFS/ECMWF/CANADIAN MODELS. GFS ALSO HAS HAD SOME
CONSISTENCY ISSUES IN THE PAST 2-3 RUNS. BUT A FEW OVERALL POINTS CAN
BE DRAWN OUT...AND I/M STILL FAVORING THE GFS WHICH IS THE SLOWER OF
THE THREE MODELS (MINUS 06Z RUN). THE OVERALL PATTERN SHOWS A TROF
OFF THE COAST...NUDGING EAST THROUGH THE PERIOD...AND A FLAT RIDGE
INLAND. MINOR DISTURBANCES COME INLAND FROM THE LOW THROUGH MONDAY...
BUT MOST OF THE SUBSTANTIAL ENERGY STAYS NORTH. KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR THUNDER IN THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE CWA SUNDAY AND MONDAY...
DUE TO WEAK WAVES AND SOME MID-LEVEL MOISTURE. THE OFFSHORE TROF
CONTINUES TO NUDGE CLOSER TO THE COAST INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH
PROGRESSIVELY STRONGER SHORTWAVES TRYING TO SLIP OVER THE AREA (AS
OPPOSED TO NORTH OF THE AREA). THIS IS TRANSLATED TO SOME SLIGHT
CHANCE POPS IN THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES
REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH PERIOD AND THE COOL DOWN NOT LOOKING
AS QUICK...DUE TO SLOWER EAST PROGRESSION OF OFFSHORE TROF. /JCOTE

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 00Z THUR. COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST
THROUGH COLUMBIA BASIN TOWARD KGEG/KCOE CORRIDOR...WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SOME TSRA.  BEST RISK FOR SOME STORMS NORTH AND WEST OF
KPUW THROUGH 04Z.  WINDS BLUSTERY THROUGH 06Z.  DECREASING CLOUDS
OVERNIGHT. /JCOTE

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE        57  80  54  83  56  88 /  20   0   0   0   0   0
COEUR DALENE  56  79  51  82  54  86 /  20   0   0  10   0   0
PULLMAN        54  79  50  82  52  87 /  20   0   0   0   0   0
LEWISTON       62  89  60  92  63  96 /  20   0   0   0   0   0
COLVILLE       54  83  53  85  55  87 /  20   0   0   0   0  10
SANDPOINT      53  77  50  80  52  84 /  30  10   0  10   0  10
KELLOGG        52  82  50  85  54  87 /  20  10   0  10   0   0
MOSES LAKE     59  85  55  89  57  91 /  20   0   0   0   0   0
WENATCHEE      59  83  59  86  61  90 /  20   0   0   0   0   0
OMAK           56  84  54  87  56  90 /  20   0   0   0   0   0

&&

.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...NONE.
WA...NONE.
&&

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 12, 4:33 PM PST, 2 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
533 PM PDT WED JUL 12 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     HAIL             1 SE WARDEN             46.96N 119.03W
07/12/2006  E0.50 INCH       GRANT              WA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DIME SIZE HAIL

&&

RB

Local storm report, Jul 12, 4:34 PM PST, 2 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
534 PM PDT WED JUL 12 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE WARDEN             46.96N 119.03W
07/12/2006                   GRANT              WA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            30-40 FOOT BARN BLOWN DOWN AND PAINT PEELED OFF HOUSES

&&

RB

Local storm report, Jul 12, 4:54 PM PST, 1 hour 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
554 PM PDT WED JUL 12 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0550 PM     TSTM WND GST     DAVENPORT               47.65N 118.15W
07/12/2006  E60 MPH          LINCOLN            WA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND GUSTS EST AT 60 MPH WITH BLOWING DUST

&&

RB

Local storm report, Jul 12, 6:01 PM PST, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
701 PM PDT WED JUL 12 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0549 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 S EDWALL              47.45N 117.95W
07/12/2006  E40.00 MPH       LINCOLN            WA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0624 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 NW MARSHALL           47.60N 117.55W
07/12/2006  E40.00 MPH       SPOKANE            WA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ALSO PEA-SIZED HAIL

0630 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 SE SPOKANE            47.63N 117.35W
07/12/2006  E55.00 MPH       SPOKANE            WA   AMATEUR RADIO

0635 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 N SPOKANE             47.76N 117.41W
07/12/2006                   SPOKANE            WA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN REPORTED BY BROADCAST MEDIA ACROSS
            NORTH SPOKANE.

&&

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The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:35 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kootenai

When: July 12, 6:38 PM PST
Where: Kootenai County, Athol
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 47.950, -116.700

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

Every storm in Idaho in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Idaho, July 2006

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: 5524291.