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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Pocatello, ID

April 2, 2011

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this high wind warning at Apr 2, 2011, 2:51 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2011, 2:51 PM MDT (20:51 UTC)
Expired
Apr 2, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

302 
WWUS75 KPIH 022051
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
251 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

IDZ020-030300-
/O.UPG.KPIH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110403T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPIH.HW.W.0001.110402T2051Z-110403T0300Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...
CRATERS OF THE MOON...INL COMPLEX
251 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS
  PORTIONS OF THE UPPER SNAKE PLAIN. GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...CRATERS OF 
  THE MOON...INL COMPLEX 

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS OF SUDDEN STRONG GUSTS...
  ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS UNDERGOING
  EARLY SPRING AGRICULTURE MAY EXPERIENCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE
  TO BLOWING DUST. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER THE
  ARCO DESERT AND ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN IDAHO FALLS AND DUBOIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IDZ017-021-022-030300-
/O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110403T0300Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY...
POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS...MALAD...OAKLEY...
CITY OF ROCKS...CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT
251 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS...
  BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY...MALAD...OAKLEY... CITY 
  OF ROCKS...CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT... MALAD SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS OF SUDDEN STRONG GUSTS... 
  ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS 
  UNDERGOING EARLY SPRING AGRICULTURE MAY EXPERIENCE REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
372 
WWUS75 KPIH 030247
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
847 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

IDZ020-030400-
/O.EXP.KPIH.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110403T0300Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...
CRATERS OF THE MOON...INL COMPLEX
847 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THUS...THE
HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

$$

IDZ017-021-022-030400-
/O.EXP.KPIH.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110403T0300Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY...
POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS...MALAD...OAKLEY...
CITY OF ROCKS...CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT
847 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THOUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THUS...THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

$$

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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.