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Wednesday's windstorm in photos

Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 hours, 57 minutes AGO
| December 17, 2025 1:25 PM

Dramatic scenes have been captured throughout the Inland Northwest as extreme winds have toppled trees, brought down powerlines and damaged homes and infrastructure.

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    Trees were toppled across Coeur d'Alene and throughout North Idaho Wednesday following an extreme wind event.
 
 
    A fallen tree snagged powerlines and blocked thru traffic near 5th Street and Spokane Avenue in Coeur d'Alene on Wednesday.
 
 
    A fallen tree fell through the fencing around Forest Cemetery in Coeur d'Alene Wednesday morning, blocking traffic along southbound Government Way.
 
 
    An uprooted tree narrowly missed a trailer after toppling in Pinehurst on Wednesday.
 
 
    A light pole toppled in Pinehurst as extreme winds ripped through the region on Wednesday.
 
 
    An uprooted tree lays behind the Administrative Annex building in Kellogg on Wednesday.

    Harmon Johnson stands on his Appaloosa Road property, where trees fell in front of his home during Wednesday's windstorm.