No damage reported after tornado touches down in southeastern Idaho
No damage was reported from this tornado that touched down in southeastern Idaho on June 23, 2023. (Photo: Mark Holsten, via kutv.com/chimein)
GRACE, Idaho (KUTV) — No damage has been reported after a tornado touched down in southeastern Idaho.
According to the National Weather Service, the tornado came down on the flats between Soda Springs and Grace in Caribou County, Idaho, at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Friday.
Weather experts said the event is not too uncommon in this area.
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It was measured as an EF0, which is the weakest on the scale with wind speeds estimated between 65 to 85 miles per hour.
Multiple tornados also touched down in Wyoming on Friday — one near Little America in the southwest area of the state, and one in Campbell County in northeast Wyoming.
The one in Campbell County reportedly went through a coal mining site and injured eight people.