Extreme local and world Christmas weather
Mann
We’ve had some crazy weather in the region last week. On Dec. 17, very strong winds, some having Category 1 hurricane strength, battered many parts of North Idaho. A wind gust of 75 miles per hour was reported at the Spokane International Airport at 5:27 a.m. on that day. Cliff Harris reported a gust of 69 miles per hour in Coeur d’Alene with a 66-mile-per-hour gust at the Coeur d’Alene Airport. Pullman had a gust of 81 miles per hour while Lewiston reported one at 84 miles per hour. There were widespread power outages and downed trees.
The last time we had historic winds in the region was Nov. 16, 2015. On that day, winds were gusting to 60 miles per hour at Cliff’s station in Coeur d’Alene. The highest wind gust at the Coeur d’Alene Airport was 58 miles per hour. The strongest wind gust from that storm occurred in Eastern Washington at the Mission Ridge Ski Area in Chelan County, with an incredible gust of 137 miles per hour.
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