Two kids waiting for the bus critically injured due to strong winds in Idaho

Coast-to-coast tempest to blast northwest with 70+ mph winds, dense rain

A multifaceted coast-to-coast tempest is opening to determination retired of the Pacific Northwest and into the Northern Plains and the Rockies, packing almighty upwind gusts of 50-70 mph. Gusts could adjacent attack 80-90 mph. Driving and aerial question conditions volition deteriorate crossed Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and the Dakotas arsenic the time progresses. This tempest volition determination into the Midwest by Thursday and yet scope the East Coast connected Friday.  

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Two children are successful captious information aft unsafe winds caused trees and wires to travel down successful Twin Falls, Idaho, connected Wednesday.

The Twin Falls County Sheriff's Office said beardown upwind gusts caused respective old, internally rotting trees to fall, knocking down powerfulness lines and injuring 2 children who were waiting for the bus.

COAST-TO-COAST STORM CAUSES TRAVEL ISSUES DUE TO HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS, HEAVY RAIN ACROSS NORTHWEST

The sheriff's bureau is advising radical to beryllium mindful of wind-related dangers, particularly astir older oregon weakened trees, escaped debris and outdoor structures.

Strong winds impacted Twin Falls, Idaho connected Wednesday, with upwind gusts registered betwixt 50 to 60 mph. Early Wednesday morning, precocious winds caused respective old, internally rotten trees to fall, knocking down powerfulness lines, and critically injuring 2 children who were waiting for the bus.

(Twin Falls County Sheriff's Office / FOX Weather)

If you oregon a loved 1 is successful the area, constabulary accidental you should debar areas with ample oregon aging trees until conditions improve. A Wind Advisory is successful effect done 5:00 p.m. MST.

"Your consciousness and caution tin assistance support our assemblage safe," the Twin Falls County Sheriff's Office said connected societal media.

POWER OUTAGES SOAR ACROSS NORTHWEST, AS LATEST STORM BLASTS FLOOD-WEARY WASHINGTON WITH HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS

Wind gusts reached astir 50 to 60 mph successful Twin Falls, Idaho, connected Wednesday, according to the FOX Forecast Center. The strongest upwind gust reported was 68 mph astir 9:55 a.m. MST.

For the latest connected upwind conditions successful Idaho, sojourn the National Weather Service's website.