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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Pocatello, ID

February 24, 2012

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this high wind warning at Feb 24, 2012, 2:02 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 25, 2012, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 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
Feb 24, 2012, 2:02 PM MST (21:02 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2012, 8:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 25, 2012, 6:47 PM MST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID

The text

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

227 
WWUS75 KPIH 242102
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
202 PM MST FRI FEB 24 2012

IDZ017-020>022-251200-
/O.UPG.KPIH.HW.A.0002.120225T1500Z-120226T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KPIH.HW.W.0002.120225T1500Z-120226T0300Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY...
IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...OAKLEY
202 PM MST FRI FEB 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
  STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AND
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BURLEY...POCATELLO...IDAHO FALLS... 
  BLACKFOOT...OAKLEY. 

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND WIND-PRONE PROPERTY
  IS POSSIBLE. HOME OWNERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO STORE OR
  ANCHOR ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BECOME AIRBORNE DURING THIS WIND
  EVENT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON INTERSTATES 15 OR 84
  WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY KEEPING CONTROL.

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.

&&

$$

VALLE
4 follow-up statements
256 
WWUS75 KPIH 251110
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
410 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012

IDZ017-020>022-252200-
/O.CON.KPIH.HW.W.0002.120225T1500Z-120226T0300Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY...
IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...OAKLEY
410 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY
  THIS MORNING. STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL
  ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BURLEY...POCATELLO...IDAHO FALLS... 
  BLACKFOOT...OAKLEY. 

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND WIND-PRONE 
  PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE. HOME OWNERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO 
  STORE OR ANCHOR ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BECOME AIRBORNE DURING 
  THIS WIND EVENT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON 
  INTERSTATES 15 OR 84 WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY KEEPING 
  CONTROL. 

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.

&&

$$
913 
WWUS75 KPIH 251710
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1010 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012

IDZ019-023-260115-
/O.EXA.KPIH.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0300Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...ST. ANTHONY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS
1010 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL PERSIST
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...RIRIE...DRIGGS...TETONIA...SWAN VALLEY.

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND WIND-PRONE PROPERTY
  IS POSSIBLE. HOME OWNERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO STORE OR
  ANCHOR ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BECOME AIRBORNE DURING THIS WIND
  EVENT. ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND BLOWING
  DUST. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON AREA ROADS WILL
  EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY KEEPING CONTROL.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ017-020>022-260115-
/O.CON.KPIH.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0300Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY...
IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...OAKLEY
1010 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL PERSIST
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BURLEY...POCATELLO...IDAHO FALLS... 
  BLACKFOOT...OAKLEY...REXBURG. 

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND WIND-PRONE PROPERTY
  IS POSSIBLE. HOME OWNERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO STORE OR
  ANCHOR ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BECOME AIRBORNE DURING THIS WIND
  EVENT. ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND BLOWING DUST ARE
  POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON INTERSTATES 15 OR
  84 WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY KEEPING CONTROL.

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.

&&

$$

VALLE
774 
WWUS75 KPIH 252054
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
154 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012

IDZ017-019>023-260300-
/O.CON.KPIH.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0300Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY...
DUBOIS...ST. ANTHONY...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...
POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...OAKLEY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS
154 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL PERSIST 
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BURLEY...POCATELLO...IDAHO FALLS... 
  BLACKFOOT...OAKLEY...REXBURG. 

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND WIND-PRONE PROPERTY
  IS POSSIBLE. HOME OWNERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO STORE OR
  ANCHOR ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BECOME AIRBORNE DURING THIS WIND
  EVENT. ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND BLOWING DUST ARE
  LIKELY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY
  KEEPING CONTROL.

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.

&&

$$

VALLE
545 
WWUS75 KPIH 260147
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
647 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012

IDZ017-019>023-260300-
/O.CAN.KPIH.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0300Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY...
DUBOIS...ST. ANTHONY...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...
POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...OAKLEY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS
647 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW WARNING LEVELS EARLY THIS EVENING
AND THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 3:24 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchPIH11 hr
Feb 24, 2:03 PM MSTWinter Storm WarningPIH29 hr
Feb 24, 2:03 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPIH33 hr

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.