| Event |
Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude |
68 kts. |
| State |
IDAHO |
| County/Area |
POWER |
| WFO |
PIH |
| Begin Date |
03/10/2011 19:05:00 MST-7 |
| Begin Range |
5 |
| Begin Azimuth |
N |
| Begin Location |
AMERICAN FALLS |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
42.85/-112.83 |
| End Date |
03/10/2011 19:50:00 MST-7 |
| End Range |
5 |
| End Azimuth |
S |
| End Location |
AMERICAN FALLS |
| End Lat/Lon |
42.71/-112.83 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
2.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Extensive damage and warning level winds occurred with the passage of a cold front the evening of March 10th. Two trees were downed into a house in Burley. Several trees downed at Burley parks and golf course. Power lines were downed south of Rupert along Idaho route 24. Much of Minidoka County had power outages causing a black out for nearly 2 hours. The city of Rupert had a complete power outage. Power was restored to many areas by 8 pm. A roof was blown off a building in American Falls into power lines with power outages in the city. The winds caused a power outage in Bear Lake County on the west side of the valley. |
| Event Narrative |
Extensive damage and warning level winds occurred with the passage of a cold front the evening of March 10th. A roof was blown off a building in American Falls into power lines with power outages in the city for up to an hour. Wind speeds of 78 mph were measured in American Falls. The winds also downed some power lines. |
