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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Pocatello, ID

March 23, 1988Jefferson County, Madison County, Idaho

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this tornado warning at Mar 23, 1988, 4:30 PM MST for Jefferson County, Madison County, Idaho. It was in force for 45 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 23, 1988, 4:30 PM MST (23:30 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 1988, 5:15 PM MST
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID
Area
Whole counties

Counties Jefferson County, ID, Madison County, ID

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 23, 4:40 PM MSTTornado F1Jefferson, ID

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 10:15 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHBannock, Bingham, Oneida, Power4 hr
Mar 23, 10:15 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHButte76 min
Mar 23, 10:15 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHBonneville, Caribou2 hr
Mar 23, 10:15 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHBear Lake, Franklin2 hr

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Idaho, 1988Every tornado warning in 1988Tornadoes in 1988

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.