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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2014, 3:48 PM MDT for Custer County, Idaho. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2014, 3:48 PM MDT (21:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2014, 4:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
County Custer County, ID
The radar
The Boise radar (KCBX), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2066 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 9, 1:30 PM MDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 1:30 PM MDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 130 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER SHOT OF MONSOON MOISTURE MOVING INTO IDAHO WILL RESUL IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS OVER THE MTNS THIS AFTN AND EVE. THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE IN THE CENTRAL MTNS. COVERAGE WILL BE LESS THAN PREVIOUS FEW DAYS SINCE THE MOISTURE FIELD IS NOT AS GREAT. STILL HAVE POTENTIAL FOR ENOUGH RAINFALL TO CAUSE PROBEMS IN THE BEAVER CREEK BURN AREA...SO WILL CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH. ISOLD TSTMS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. ON SUNDAY...THE UPPER RIDGE PULLS BACK A LITTLE WESTWARD. THIS WILL CUT OFF MOST OF THE MOISTURE FEED RESULTING IN ONLY ISOLD TO WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS SUN AND MON. TEMPS WILL BE CLIMBING BACK TO NORMAL READINGS BY MON. .LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES INTO NORTHERN CA ON TUE...THE UPPER RIDGE IS PUSHED EAST INTO THE ROCKIES. THIS WILL ESTABLISH SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE GREAT BASIN...AND A RETURN OF MONSOON MOISTURE. EXPECTING MORE WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY TUE AFTN/EVE...AND MORE ON WED AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO NV. THE UPPER FLOW TURNS MORE WESTERLY ON THU... CUTTING OFF THE MOISTURE FLOW. STILL EXPECTING WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS...MAINLY IN THE MTNS ON THU WITH THE UPPER LOW ALMOST OVERHEAD. DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT. INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER LOW WILL RESULT IN SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS. HEDGES && .AVIATION...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING WITH VICINITY AT ALL TAF SITES. THINK SUN MOST LIKELY TO SEE ON STATION BUT ALL TAF SITES TS IS A THREAT THROUGH 03Z. EXPECT LESS THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE SUNDAY WITH ISOLATED STILL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE REGION. EXPECT LITTLE WIND OTHER THAN THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW. GK && .FIRE WEATHER...EXPECT ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AS THE MOIST AIR MASS PERSISTS OVER EASTERN IDAHO. UPPER RIDGE BUILDS IN FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY SO EXPECT SOME DRYING BUT STILL EXPECT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SHOULD HAVE MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PUSHES EAST AND PACIFIC TROF PUSHES EAST. GK && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING IDZ031. &&
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 9, 2:53 PM MDT, 55 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Aug 9, 3:21 PM MDT, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
321 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014
IDZ022-092215-
CASSIA ID-
321 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
CENTRAL CASSIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO
AT 318 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALMO
TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF ALMO...MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS...ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALMO...
ELBA...
LAT...LON 4211 11388 4243 11359 4207 11347 4198 11353
4198 11381
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 208DEG 7KT 4216 11374 4193 11366
HUSTONSpecial weather statement, Aug 9, 3:38 PM MDT, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
338 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014
IDZ017-020-031-032-092230-
BUTTE ID-BLAINE ID-CUSTER ID-
338 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IDAHO
CENTRAL BLAINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL IDAHO
SOUTHWESTERN BUTTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IDAHO
AT 330 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST
OF CRATERS OF MOON TO 15 MILES NORTH OF CAREY...MOVING SLOWLY
SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS...ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN THROUGH 430 PM MDT.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED THROUGH 430 PM MDT INCLUDE...
CRATERS OF MOON...
LAT...LON 4355 11406 4358 11381 4357 11380 4359 11379
4362 11356 4334 11326 4326 11399
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 334DEG 6KT 4353 11363 4350 11393
HUSTONSpecial weather statement, Aug 9, 3:48 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
348 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014
IDZ018-032-092245-
BUTTE ID-CUSTER ID-
348 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IDAHO
NORTH CENTRAL BUTTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IDAHO
AT 342 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR STANLEY AND DICKEY AND MACKAY...MOVING
SLOWLY NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH BRIEF MODERATE RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE CELLS AS THEY LIFT NORTHEAST TOWARD CHALLIS
THROUGH 445 PM MDT.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED THROUGH 445 PM MDT INCLUDE...
RURAL CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY...
RURAL NORTHERN BUTTE COUNTY...
LAT...LON 4448 11400 4412 11299 4407 11300 4391 11354
4412 11417 4421 11517 4428 11517 4430 11523
4438 11527 4442 11523 4451 11525 4452 11529
4457 11531
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 197DEG 10KT 4429 11504 4420 11413
4404 11362
HUSTONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 6:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Oneida | 44 min |
| Aug 8, 6:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Blaine, Cassia, Minidoka, Power | 4 min |
| Aug 8, 6:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bannock, Bingham, Blaine, Cassia, Minidoka, Power | 39 min |
| Aug 8, 6:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Bear Lake | 55 min |
| Aug 8, 7:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Bingham | 56 min |
| Aug 8, 7:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Bear Lake | 55 min |
| Aug 8, 7:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Franklin | 60 min |
| Aug 8, 8:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Bannock | 59 min |
| Aug 8, 8:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Bear Lake | 63 min |
| Aug 8, 8:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Caribou | 53 min |
| Aug 8, 9:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Camas | 53 min |
| Aug 8, 9:52 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PIH | Blaine | 2 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:06 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PIH | 17 hr | |
| Aug 9, 1:17 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PIH | Blaine | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Oneida | 58 min |
| Aug 9, 3:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Cassia | 54 min |
| Aug 9, 3:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Blaine | 52 min |
| Aug 9, 4:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Franklin | 54 min |
| Aug 9, 4:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Cassia | 50 min |
| Aug 9, 4:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Cassia | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 4:44 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PIH | Cassia | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:12 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PIH | Blaine | 2 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Minidoka | 60 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.