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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Boise, ID

September 5, 2013Boise County, Gem County, Valley County, Idaho

NWS Boise, ID issued this flash flood warning at Sep 5, 2013, 6:17 PM MDT for Boise County, Gem County, Valley County, Idaho. It was in force for 118 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 5, 2013, 6:17 PM MDT (00:17 UTC)
Expired
Sep 5, 2013, 8:15 PM MDT
In force
118 min
Issued by
NWS Boise, ID
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Boise County, ID, Gem County, ID, Valley County, ID

The radar

The Boise radar (KCBX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:20 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 82 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Boise Airport, ID at 00:00Z on 2013-09-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 415 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Boise Airport, ID at 00:00Z on 2013-09-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 87 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
415 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-193 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1172 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
413 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Boise, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 5, 2:39 PM MDT, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 5, 2:39 PM MDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
239 PM MDT THU SEP 5 2013

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS
SO THIS WILL BE SHORT. UPPER LEVEL JET OVER OREGON BY EARLY
EVENING WILL BRING 60 KNOTS OF BULK LOW LEVEL SHEAR. MDCARS T/TD
SOUNDING NEAR 17Z MODIFIED FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE BROUGHT CAPE TO
1700 J/KG AND LI TO -6C ALONG WITH PW OF 1.3 INCHES. THIS WILL
SUPPORT SUPERCELLS SUCH AS THE ONE THE NWS BOISE WARNED FOR OVER
OWYHEE COUNTY AS OF 236 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST IDAHO AND SOUTHEAST OREGON TIL 9 PM MDT/8PM
PDT. WITH THE HIGH PWAT AND ANY TRAINING STORMS THERE IS STILL A
FLASH FLOOD THREAT ESPECIALLY CENTRAL IDAHO SO THERE IS A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT/5 PM PDT. COOLER FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY WITH ISOLATED STORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER NORTHERN
TERRAIN.

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT
WITH LARGE SCALE FEATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE UPPER LOW CENTER
CURRENTLY NEAR THE OREGON COAST IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN
IDAHO SUNDAY. DRIER WESTERLY FLOW AND LOWER HEIGHTS WILL KEEP DAYTIME
HIGHS NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS
PREVAILING. AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER EAST MONDAY AND TUESDAY A RIDGE
BUILDS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WHICH WILL TREND TEMPERATURES UP
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...WITH DAYTIME HIGHS REACHING AROUND
90 DEGREES IN THE LOWER VALLEYS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MODELS DO
SHOW A WEAK CUTOFF LOW OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK WHILE THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS OVER THE ROCKIES. SOUTHERLY FLOW
BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES MAY BRING SOME MOISTURE BACK INTO THE
AREA BUT FOR NOW WILL KEEP THE FORECAST DRY.

&&

.AVIATION...NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 06Z
TONIGHT WITH GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT AFTERWARD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. MVFR TO
IFR CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
SURFACE WINDS GENERALLY SOUTHEAST 5-10KTS EXCEPT ERRATIC AND GUSTY
UP TO 40KTS IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH OVERNIGHT...AROUND 05Z AT KBKE...AND 08Z AT KBOI...AND 10Z
AT KTWF. SURFACE WINDS WEST 10-20KTS BEHIND THE FRONT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 20-30KTS AT 10K FT MSL THROUGH TONIGHT DECREASING FRIDAY.

&&

.BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING IDZ011>016-028>030-
     033.
OR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM MDT /5 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING
     ORZ061>064.
&&

WEATHER.GOV/BOISE

SHORT TERM...VM
LONG TERM....TL/WH
AVIATION.....TL
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 5, 2:38 PM MDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
238 PM MDT THU SEP 5 2013

IDZ011>016-028>030-033-ORZ061>064-062045-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-BOISE MOUNTAINS-
UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-
CAMAS PRAIRIE-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY-
UPPER WEISER RIVER-HARNEY COUNTY-BAKER COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY-
LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR-
238 PM MDT THU SEP 5 2013 /138 PM PDT THU SEP 5 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
IDAHO...SOUTHWEST IDAHO...WEST CENTRAL IDAHO...NORTHEAST OREGON
AND SOUTHEAST OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEE
THE LATEST FLASH FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT...BOIFFABOI...FOR DETAILS. IN
ADDITION TO THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT/ 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER THROUGH
ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 5, 4:43 PM MDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
443 PM MDT THU SEP 05 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0226 PM     HAIL             JORDAN VALLEY           42.98N 117.05W
09/05/2013  E1.75 INCH       MALHEUR            OR   UNKNOWN

            ESTIMATED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL FROM PHOTO.

&&

TWB
Local storm report, Sep 5, 4:46 PM MDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
446 PM MDT THU SEP 05 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0341 PM     HAIL             1 S HORSESHOE BEND      43.90N 116.19W
09/05/2013  M1.00 INCH       BOISE              ID   UNKNOWN

            SPOTTER REPORTS THUNDERSTORM WITH 1 INCH HAIL AND WIND
            GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

&&

WHEWKO
Local storm report, Sep 5, 4:48 PM MDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
448 PM MDT THU SEP 05 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0345 PM     HAIL             MERIDIAN                43.61N 116.40W
09/05/2013  E1.50 INCH       ADA                ID   UNKNOWN

            HAIL GREATER THAN 1 INCH. HALF SIZE OF SMALL YOYO.

&&

TWB
Local storm report, Sep 5, 4:53 PM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
453 PM MDT THU SEP 05 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     HAIL             MERIDIAN                43.61N 116.40W
09/05/2013  M1.00 INCH       ADA                ID   UNKNOWN

            PHOTO OF HAIL SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN A QUARTER.

&&

TWB
Local storm report, Sep 5, 5:29 PM MDT, 48 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 5, 11:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOICamas32 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Idaho, 2013Every flash flood warning in 2013

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.