Alert archive / Idaho / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 451
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at May 31, 2003, 5:40 PM MDT for 9 counties in Idaho; Malheur County, Oregon. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 2003, 5:40 PM MDT (23:40 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2003, 11:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
Counties Ada County, ID, Camas County, ID, Canyon County, ID, Elmore County, ID, Gooding County, ID, Jerome County, ID, Lincoln County, ID, Owyhee County, ID, Twin Falls County, ID, Malheur County, OR
The radar
The Boise radar (KCBX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Warnings issued inside it
1 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 6:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOI | Owyhee | 51 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 5:10 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bannock, Bingham, Blaine, Bonneville, Butte, Camas and 10 more | 65 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Idaho, 2003Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Oregon, 2003Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2003
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.