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• Thunderstorm winds shear Kootenai power poles

  August 29, 2011 in City, Idaho Outflow winds from a line of thunderstorms sheared off power poles in Kootenai County on Sunday evening. 5

• Wind brings hint of what’s ahead

  November 17, 2010 in City on Page A1 A powerful burst of wind, possibly in excess of 80 mph, knocked down a string of Avista transmission poles near Potlatch, Idaho, at the height of Tuesday morning’s storm that … 2

• Hotter weather to end with Thursday wind storm

  August 24, 2010 in City, Idaho Today and Wednesday will see the Inland Northwest returning to summer conditions, but a cold front moving onshore Thursday should change the weather dramatically, the National Weather Service said.

• Forceful storm blows into Inland Northwest

  May 19, 2010 in City, Idaho Police and fire crews were sent scrambling Wednesday night responding to dozens of reports of downed power lines and trees caused by an evening storm that swept across Eastern Washington … 1

• Monday’s high winds scatter fire crews

  May 8, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V5 The wind storm that blew through the area on Monday scattered Spokane Valley Fire crews across the areas like they were leaves tossed in the wind. The fire department responded …

• Power still being restored after Monday storm

  May 4, 2010 in City, Idaho Electric utilities in the region continued to mop up damage from Monday’s windstorm as hundreds of power customers waited for their lights to come back on.

• Wind wreaks havoc

  May 4, 2010 in City on Page A1 Winds gusting to 60 mph ripped up trees, knocked down power lines and triggered traffic accidents across the Inland Northwest on Monday. Electric utility crews were expected to continue to … 1

• Argonne now reopened

  May 3, 2010 in City Argonne from Maringo to Upriver was reopened shortly before 6 p.m. after a downed power line and trees leaning over the roadway prompted authorities to close it as a safety … 1

• Thousands lose power under strong winds

    April 8, 2010 in City, Idaho Winds gusting to 53 mph are striking the Inland Northwest today as a fast-moving Pacific storm rips through the region. 5

• Winds bring dust, blackouts

  October 5, 2009 in City on Page A6 A dust storm caused several accidents in Central Washington and closed Interstate 90 in both directions west of Ritzville on Sunday, while gusting winds brought scattered power outages to areas …

• Tornado part of storm mix, officials say

  May 11, 2009 in City A “super-cell” thunderstorm that spun up funnel clouds over Lincoln County and damaged property south of Deer Park last Wednesday also dropped a tornado north of Davenport, the National Weather …

• High winds wreak damage on prairie

    May 8, 2009 in City on Page A5 Lynn White and her family hunkered down in their Wild Rose Prairie home north of Spokane on Wednesday night while high winds from a thunderstorm slammed their home in what …

• Power restored from Sunday wind storm

  March 16, 2009 in City, Idaho Electrical power was restored across the region by Monday morning after a fast-moving wind storm raked across the Spokane region Sunday evening. A wind gust of 66 mph was measured …

• Frenetic winds, dry air help fuel blazes

  July 11, 2008 in City on Page A8 High winds that slammed the Inland Northwest and fanned fires Thursday originated from an unusually strong summer cold front that swept south from British Columbia during the afternoon. Gusts in …