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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Pocatello, ID

July 6, 2013Fremont County, Idaho

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2013, 6:25 PM MDT for Fremont County, Idaho. It was in force for 65 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
Jul 6, 2013, 6:25 PM MDT (00:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2013, 7:30 PM MDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Fremont County, ID

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 6, 2:59 PM MDT, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 2:59 PM MDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
259 PM MDT SAT JUL 6 2013

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
EXTREMELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AGAIN PRODUCING WIDESPREAD
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HAVE POTENTIAL
FOR HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS IN GRIDS WITH THE
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. EXPECT THE ACTIVITY TO PERSIST THROUGH
MIDNIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES SUNDAY
WITH MOISTURE STILL IN PLACE AND EXTENSIVE INSTABILITY SO EXPECT A
REPEAT ONCE AGAIN OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO.
AND AGAIN HAVE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. GET A
BIT DRIER AIR MASS PUSH IN FROM THE WEST MONDAY AND EXPECT LESS
COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORM AND ONLY HAVE ISOLATED IN HIGH
ELEVATIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE
SHORT TERM.
GK

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES THROUGH THE LONG TERM AS WELL AND
EXPECT HOT CONDITIONS WITH NOTHING MORE THAN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE
SEASONAL NORMALS.
GK

&&

.AVIATION...THE PERSISTENT UPPER RIDGE HAS MOVED MORE TO THE EAST...
WITH MONSOON MOISTURE OVER SE ID. SCT TSTMS EXPECTED TONIGHT
OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS...WITH ISOLD TSTMS
ELSEWHERE. SOME TSTMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL...BUT OVERALL VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THRU TONIGHT. DSH

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...THE PERSISTENT UPPER RIDGE HAS MOVED EASTWARD...
PUSHING MUCH OF THE MONSOON MOISTURE TO THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN
HIGHLANDS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY OVER THE
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS...WITH ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED
COVERAGE ELSEWHERE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY
SURFACE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE UPPER RIDGE REBUILDS NEXT
WEEK...WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES. THE UPPER FLOW BECOMES MORE
WESTERLY AND WILL LIMIT ACCESS TO MONSOON MOISTURE...SO
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE MORE ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED IN
COVERAGE. DSH

&&

.PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 4:38 AM MDT, 13 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
438 AM MDT SAT JUL 6 2013

IDZ017>025-031-032-071245-
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-
438 AM MDT SAT JUL 6 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN IDAHO...BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAVY
RAINFALL...WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR ALL BUT THE CENTRAL
IDAHO MOUNTAINS FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY...IN THE AFTERNOONS AND
DURING THE NIGHT HOURS BOTH DAYS. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT
DIMINISHES SHARPLY FOR TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WE ASK TRAINED SPOTTERS AND CITIZENS TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. THESE CONDITIONS MAY
INCLUDE HAIL...TORNADOES...STRONG WIND...DUST STORMS...SNOWFALL...
EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES...FREEZING RAIN OR HEAVY RAIN...DENSE
FOG...AND FLOODING OR ICE JAMS. INFORMATION ABOUT THESE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CALLED INTO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN POCATELLO USING THE 1-800 SEVERE WEATHER HOTLINE...OR
208-233-0834.

MESSICK

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 6, 5:33 PM MDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO
533 PM MDT SAT JUL 06 2013

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

0531 PM     HAIL             SPENCER                 44.38N 112.19W
07/06/2013  E0.50 INCH       CLARK              ID   PUBLIC

            MILE MARKER 176 - TRUCKER REPORT -- MARBLE-SIZED HAIL -
            CARS/TRUCKS PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE.

&&

PANGEL
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 5:33 PM MDT, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
533 PM MDT SAT JUL 6 2013

IDZ020-021-070015-
BINGHAM ID-BONNEVILLE ID-BANNOCK ID-
533 PM MDT SAT JUL 6 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL BANNOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
  WEST CENTRAL BONNEVILLE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
  EASTERN BINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO

UNTIL 615 PM MDT

AT 529 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FORT HALL CITY..MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
   FORT HALL YANDELL MOUNTAIN AND  BLACKFOOT...
   FORT HALL LINCOLN CREEK LODGE...
   GOSHEN...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

LAT...LON 4318 11194 4296 11235 4304 11248 4348 11209
      4329 11186
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 220DEG 26KT 4305 11234

JAH
Local storm report, Jul 6, 5:36 PM MDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO
536 PM MDT SAT JUL 06 2013

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

0531 PM     HEAVY RAIN       S SPENCER               44.38N 112.19W
07/06/2013  U0.00 INCH       CLARK              ID   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTS FLOODING OVER THE ROADWAY AND OVER HIS
            FRONT DOOR THRESHOLD WITH WATER IN THE HOUSE.

&&

PANGEL
Local storm report, Jul 6, 5:37 PM MDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO
537 PM MDT SAT JUL 06 2013

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

0531 PM     HAIL             ISLAND PARK             44.42N 111.37W
07/06/2013  E0.25 INCH       FREMONT            ID   PUBLIC

&&

PANGEL
Local storm report, Jul 6, 5:48 PM MDT, 37 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 6:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHFremont51 min
Jul 6, 7:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHFremont, Madison, Teton50 min
Jul 7, 4:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHClark, Fremont, Jefferson44 min
Jul 7, 4:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHCassia, Power38 min
Jul 7, 4:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHBonneville, Madison, Teton40 min
Jul 7, 4:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHClark, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison50 min
Jul 7, 4:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHBannock, Power49 min
Jul 7, 5:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHBannock, Bingham, Caribou, Power40 min
Jul 7, 5:06 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPIHBannock3 hr
Jul 7, 5:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBonneville51 min
Jul 7, 5:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHCaribou51 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.