Alert archive / Idaho / Tornado Warnings in 1995
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 1995, 7:06 PM MDT for Oneida County, Idaho. It was in force for 39 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 1995, 7:06 PM MDT (01:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 1995, 7:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
- Area
- Whole counties
County Oneida County, ID
The nearest sounding before it
Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 166 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 815 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2783 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KBOI 060105 TORPIH IDC071-060145- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID ISSUED BY BOISE ID 706 PM MDT MON JUN 5 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO ...EASTERN ONEIDA COUNTY AT 700 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO JUST EAST OF INTERSTATE 15 NEAR THE CHERRY CREEK VISITOR CENTER...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MALAD CITY. THE STORM WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST JUST EAST OF INTERSTATE 15. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 2:00 PM MDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
IDZ002-003-004-007-010-012-060300-COR SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR EXPIRATION TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 200 PM MDT MON JUN 5 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING... THE NWS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN IDAHO, INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POCATELLO, IDAHO FALLS AND MALAD. A WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE FORMATION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN IDAHO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, TRIGGERING THUNDERSTOMS. AT 135 PM, A LINE OF THUNDRSTORMS WAS DEVELOPING FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF BURLEY TO 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TWIN FALLS. THIS LINE IS MOVING EASTWARD AT 10 MPH. YOU ARE URGED TO KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND TAKE SHELTER WITH THE APPROACH OF ANY STORMS. THESE STORMS CAN BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF HEAVY RAIN, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS, AND HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR FURTHER UPDATES. CADENHEAD
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 2:14 PM MDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before
IDZ003-051800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 200 PM MDT MON JUN 5 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING... THE NWS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN IDAHO, INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POCATELLO, IDAHO FALLS AND MALAD. A WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE FORMATION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN IDAHO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, TRIGGERING THUNDERSTOMS. AT 135 PM, A LINE OF THUNDRSTORMS WAS DEVELOPING FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF BURLEY TO 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TWIN FALLS. THIS LINE IS MOVING EASTWARD AT 10 MPH. YOU ARE URGED TO KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND TAKE SHELTER WITH THE APPROACH OF ANY STORMS. THESE STORMS CAN BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF HEAVY RAIN, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS, AND HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR FURTHER UfPDATES. CADENHEAD
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 2:19 PM MDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
IDZ002-003-004-007-010-012-060300-COR SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR EXPIRATION TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 200 PM MDT MON JUN 5 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING... THE NWS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN IDAHO, INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POCATELLO, IDAHO FALLS AND MALAD. A WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE FORMATION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN IDAHO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, TRIGGERING THUNDERSTOMS. AT 135 PM, A LINE OF THUNDRSTORMS WAS DEVELOPING FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF BURLEY TO 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TWIN FALLS. THIS LINE IS MOVING EASTWARD AT 10 MPH. YOU ARE URGED TO KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND TAKE SHELTER WITH THE APPROACH OF ANY STORMS. THESE STORMS CAN BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF HEAVY RAIN, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS, AND HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR FURTHER UPDATES. CADENHEAD
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 3:45 PM MDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
IDZ002-003-004-007-010-012-060300-COR SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 345 PM MDT MON JUN 5 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST IDAHO UNTIL 430 PM... SEVERE AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE ACCOMPANYING A COLD FRONT AS IT SWEEPS EASTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN IDAHO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 330 PM, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED WIND GUSTS TO 58 MPH AT THE POCATELLO REGIONAL AIRPORT. PEA SIZED HAIL, HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND 60 MPH WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CASSIA COUNTY NEAR BURLEY. THE FRONT WAS MOVING EASTWARD AT 10 MPH, WHILE THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE STORMS WILL EFFECT POCATELLO AND IDAHO FALLS OVER THE NEXT 45 MINUTES. PEOPLE IN THESE LOCATIONS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATLY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR FURTHER UPDATES. CADENHEAD
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 3:49 PM MDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
IDZ002-003-004-007-010-012-060300-COR SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 345 PM MDT MON JUN 5 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST IDAHO UNTIL 430 PM... SEVERE AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE ACCOMPANYING A COLD FRONT AS IT SWEEPS EASTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN IDAHO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 330 PM, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED WIND GUSTS TO 58 MPH AT THE POCATELLO REGIONAL AIRPORT. PEA SIZED HAIL, HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND 60 MPH WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CASSIA COUNTY NEAR BURLEY. THE FRONT WAS MOVING EASTWARD AT 10 MPH, WHILE THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE STORMS WILL EFFECT POCATELLO AND IDAHO FALLS OVER THE NEXT 45 MINUTES. PEOPLE IN THESE LOCATIONS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATLY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR FURTHER UPDATES. CADENHEAD j
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 6:46 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PIH | Bannock, Franklin | 44 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.