ARLFRD -- INEEL Weather

Valentine's Day 2000 Severe Storm

INL Mesonet Record Wind Gusts

The peak wind gust detected during February 14, 2000 was the greatest ever detected for the following 9 INL mesonet stations:

Station ID	Station Name	Peak Speed (mph)	Time (MST)	Old Record	Data Period
ATO	Atomic City	74.1	1555	60.2 mph on 11/26/1999	Sep 1999 - Feb 2000
BIG	Big Southern Butte	92.9	1520	90.0 mph on 07/09/1995	Apr 1993 - Feb 2000
BLA	Blackfoot	85.7	1630	78.0 mph on 04/23/1994	Apr 1993 - Feb 2000
FOR	Fort Hall	77.3	1600	69.6 mph on 06/17/1997	Mar 1997 - Feb 2000
IDA	Idaho Falls	69.4	1620	62.8 mph on 09/25/1999	Apr 1993 - Feb 2000
LOS	Lost River Rest Area	73.5	1530	63.6 mph on 09/18/1999	Nov 1997 - Feb 2000
MIN	Minedoka	96.3	1500	72.7 mph on 07/09/1995	Apr 1993 - Feb 2000
NRF	Naval Reactor Facility	77.4	1550	72.7 mph on 07/10/1995	Apr 1993 - Feb 2000
ROV	Rover	87.7	1605	78.6 mph on 06/16/1996	Apr 1993 - Feb 2000

The peak wind gust detected during February 14, 2000 was among the top ten days for the following 12 INEEL mesonet stations:

Station ID Station Name Peak
Speed
(mph) Time
(MST) Current Record Data Period

690 CFA Building 690 68.6 1535 75.8 MPH on 07/09/1995 Apr 1993 - Feb 2000

ABE Aberdeen 65.5 1610 69.7 MPH on 09/25/1999 Apr 1993 - Feb 2000

EBR Experimental Breeder
Reactor-2 73.5 1600 73.8 MPH on 05/08/1998 Apr 1993 - Feb 2000

GRI Grid-3 70.4 1550 81.6 MPH on 07/31/1994 Apr 1993 - Feb 2000

HOW Howe 72.7 2135 79.8 MPH on 11/01/1994 Apr 1993 - Feb 2000

PBF Power Burst Facility 65.6 1555 77.1 MPH on 07/10/1995 Apr 1993 - Feb 2000

ROB Roberts 67.4 1620 69.1 MPH on 04/23/1994 Apr 1993 - Feb 2000

RWM Radioactive Waste
Management Complex 70.8 1545 78.0 MPH on 07/10/1995 Apr 1993 - Feb 2000

SAN Sand Dunes 69.4 1555 79.8 MPH on 07/09/1995 Apr 1993 - Feb 2000

TAB Taber 65.5 2250 69.5 MPH on 12/04/1995 Apr 1993 - Feb 2000

TER Terreton 73.8 1610 80.7 MPH on 07/10/1995 Apr 1993 - Feb 2000

TRA Test Reactor Area 68.9 1550 79.3 MPH on 07/09/1995 Apr 1993 - Feb 2000