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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Boise, ID
NWS Boise, ID issued this high wind warning at Feb 25, 2012, 3:17 AM MST for 4 counties in Idaho; Harney County, Oregon. It took effect at Feb 25, 2012, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr. 6 reports 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
- Feb 25, 2012, 3:17 AM MST (10:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2012, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boise, ID
Counties Gooding County, ID, Jerome County, ID, Owyhee County, ID, Twin Falls County, ID, Harney County, OR
The radar
The Boise radar (KCBX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:19 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 5:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | Jerome, ID | PEAK SOUTHWEST WIND AFTER PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT |
| Feb 25, 10:28 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 82 | 4 N Otis Mountain, OR | ANTELOPE RAWS AT 6460 FEET. SEVERAL GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 75 MPH BETWEEN 08Z AND 2230Z. |
| Feb 25, 11:34 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 N Hansen, ID | HANSEN BRIDGE ITD SITE. 60 MPH GUSTS FROM 1834 TO 1919 UTC. |
| Feb 25, 11:43 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Ene Riddle Mountain, OR | RIDDLE MOUNTAIN RAWS AT 6352 FEET. |
| Feb 25, 1:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | W Homedale, ID | EQUIPMENT SHED DESTORYED NEAR HOMEDALE. TIME IS ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 25, 4:09 PM MST | HAIL 0.25 | 2 Ne Twin Falls, ID | VIA ESPOTTER - SMALL ICE PELLETS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2439 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 338 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
106 WWUS75 KBOI 251017 NPWBOI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 317 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...COLD FRONT AND STRONG WINDS TODAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN IDAHO TODAY PRODUCING STRONG WEST WINDS. WINDS WILL EASE SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE FRONT THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATER TODAY AS STRONGER WEST WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. IDZ012-014-029-ORZ063-064-252245- /O.CAN.KBOI.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.WI.Y.0004.120225T1200Z-120226T0000Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- MALHEUR COUNTY-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 317 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 /217 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE TREASURE VALLEY OF OREGON AND IDAHO...OWYHEE MOUNTAINS...AND MALHEUR COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * TIMING...UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TODAY. * IMPACTS...CROSSWINDS WILL CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. LOOSE PROPERTY MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. SMALL BRANCHES MAY BREAK OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ061-252245- /O.UPG.KBOI.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.HW.W.0002.120225T1800Z-120226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.WI.Y.0004.120225T1200Z-120225T1800Z/ HARNEY COUNTY- 217 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR HARNEY COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING... INCREASING TO SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CROSSWINDS WILL CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE. BRANCHES MAY BREAK OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ015-016-030-252245- /O.UPG.KBOI.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.HW.W.0002.120225T1200Z-120226T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY- SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 317 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY...SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY...AND THE SOUTHWEST IDAHO HIGHLANDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * TIMING...THE COLD FRONT AND ACCOMPANYING WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THIS MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CROSSWINDS WILL CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE. BRANCHES MAY BREAK OFF TREES. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
294 WWUS75 KBOI 251742 NPWBOI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 1042 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ORZ061-260000- /O.EXP.KBOI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBOI.HW.W.0002.120225T1800Z-120226T0000Z/ HARNEY COUNTY- 942 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARNEY COUNTY UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CROSSWINDS WILL CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE. BRANCHES MAY BREAK OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ015-016-030-260000- /O.CON.KBOI.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY- SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 1042 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS...WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY...AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CROSSWINDS WILL CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE. BRANCHES MAY BREAK OFF TREES. 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. && $$ IDZ012-014-029-ORZ063-064-260000- /O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- MALHEUR COUNTY-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 1042 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 /942 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TREASURE VALLEY...OWYHEE MOUNTAINS...AND MALHEUR COUNTY UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TODAY. * IMPACTS...CROSSWINDS WILL CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. LOOSE PROPERTY MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. SMALL BRANCHES MAY BREAK OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
078 WWUS75 KBOI 252355 NPWBOI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 455 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...LOCALLY VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT... .VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO EAST OF BOISE THROUGH 6 PM WILL DROP OFF TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO PULL AWAY FROM THE REGION. WINDS IN SOUTHEAST OREGON AND THE REST OF SOUTHWEST IDAHO WILL ALSO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. IDZ015-016-030-260100- /O.EXP.KBOI.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY- SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 455 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS...WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY. EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH 6 PM. BY MIDNIGHT WINDS WILL SLACKEN TO 15 TO 20 MPH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO. $$ ORZ061-260100- /O.EXP.KBOI.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ HARNEY COUNTY- 355 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS HARNEY COUNTY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS HARNEY COUNTY. EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH 5 PM PST. BY MIDNIGHT PST WINDS WILL SLACKEN TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH ACROSS HARNEY COUNTY. $$ IDZ012-014-029-ORZ063-064-260100- /O.EXP.KBOI.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- MALHEUR COUNTY-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 455 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 /355 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE TREASURE VALLEY OWYHEE MOUNTAINS AND MALHEUR COUNTY... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE TREASURE VALLEY...OWYHEE MOUNTAINS AND MALHEUR COUNTY. EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING TO SLACKEN TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT MST OR 11 PM PST ACROSS THE TREASURE VALLEY...OWYHEE MOUNTAINS AND MALHEUR COUNTY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boise, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 3:17 AM MST | Wind Advisory | BOI | Ada, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette and 1 more | 14 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Idaho, 2012High Wind Warnings in Oregon, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.