75 MPH wind gusts tear through eastern Idaho, causing damage to local neighborhoods

75 MPH wind gusts tear through eastern Idaho, causing damage to local neighborhoods

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The high winds have caused significant damage to local neighborhood properties across eastern Idaho. Thursday winds gusts topped out at 75 MPH, reaching speeds of a category 1 hurricane. In Idaho Falls, residents on Sand Creek Street suffered the loss of entire sections of wood fencing. Around 1:30 pm yesterday, locals noticed the power going in and out. Resident Kayla Hayes stepped outside to get the mail and noticed…

Brace for more wind: Another powerful, more widespread storm headed for east Idaho

Workers stayed busy trying to keep up with the wind damage that occurred in the Idaho Falls area on Thursday. | EastIdahoNews.com POCATELLO — Batten down the hatches! As if Thursday’s powerful windstorm wasn’t enough, forecasters say another round is headed for east Idaho this weekend. And the wind gusts could do even more damage. Audra Moore, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pocatello, said the system will be similar to Thur…

Destructive windstorm batters East Idaho with near-hurricane force gusts, shuts down nearly 30 miles of I-15

A destructive windstorm hammered East Idaho Thursday, shutting down nearly 30 miles of Interstate 15 and leaving many without power as gusts reached 70 mph.