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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pocatello, ID

August 22, 2014Lincoln County, Idaho

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this special weather statement at Aug 22, 2014, 7:13 PM MDT for Lincoln County, Idaho. It was in force for 47 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 22, 2014, 7:13 PM MDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired: Aug 22, 2014, 8:00 PM MDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Pocatello, ID

County Lincoln County, ID

The radar

The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 161 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 3197 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

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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 22, 1:50 PM MDT, 5 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 1:50 PM MDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
150 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. AN UNCHARACTERISTICALLY DEEP
AND WET LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS NOTED OVER PENDLETON WITH NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVERSPREADING SE IDAHO AHEAD OF
THE LOW THIS AFTERNOON. THE MODELS INDICATE THAT THE LOW WILL SHIFT
OVER SUN VALLEY TONIGHT...IDAHO FALLS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN
BILLINGS SATURDAY NIGHT WITH ACCOMPANYING PRECIPITATION GENERALLY
TAPERING OFF SOME LATE TONIGHT AND THEN REDEVELOPING ACROSS THE
CNTRL AND ERN MOUNTAINS AND THE UPPER SNAKE PLAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS SRN IDAHO SATURDAY
NIGHT/SUNDAY AS THE LOW LIFTS NE OF THE REGION. NUMEROUS SHOWERS ARE
ANTICIPATED OVER THE CNTRL MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE EVENING...SOME
HEAVY AT TIMES. THUS WILL CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH...PRIMARILY
FOR THE BURN SCARS...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. HUSTON

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY. SECONDARY ENERGY
DROPS INTO THE WRN EXTENT OF THE EXITING TROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY
BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE REGION MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT.
CLEARING SKIES AND A PERIOD OF DRIER WEATHER WILL FOLLOW TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NRN
GREAT BASIN. FOR THE WEEKEND...THE GFS IS PROJECTING THAT HURRICANE
MARIE...NOW LOCATED WEST OF ACAPULCO...WILL LIFT NW AND EVENTUALLY
GET SWEPT INTO YET ANOTHER PAC THROUGH SWEEPING INTO THE NW COAST
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WE WILL OBVIOUSLY BE WATCHING THESE DEVELOPMENTS
WITH INTEREST. HUSTON
&&

.AVIATION...CURRENT WV/IR IMAGERY SHOWING UPPER LOW DEEPENING OVER
PAC NW THIS AFTERNOON WITH JET STREAK DYNAMICS ENHANCING CONVECTION
OVER SOUTHEAST IDAHO. EXPECT MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS TODAY...BUT
HEAVIER SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE SOME LOWER VISIBILITY. WITH SOME
CLEARING EXPECTED OVER THE SNAKE PLAIN TONIGHT AND ABUNDANT
LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE...PIH AND IDA MAY SEE SOME CIG/VIS ISSUES IN THE
MORNING. HINSBERGER
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT
AS UPPER LOW DRIFTS FROM THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN INTO SOUTHEAST
IDAHO. INSTABILITY...LIFT AND MOISTURE ARE ALL IN PLACE THIS
AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
WHICH SHOULD DIMINISH SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY
PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN RECENT BURN AREAS. UPPER LOW
TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL DRIFT INTO THE YELLOWSTONE AREA...AND MODELS
SHOWING MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION WRAPPING AROUND INTO FIRE
ZONES 475 AND 476...THEN DRIFTING OVER ZONES 410 AND 411 IN THE
EASTERN HIGHLANDS TOMORROW EVENING. WEATHER LOOKS A LITTLE QUIETER
ON SUNDAY...BUT ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE
REGION ON MONDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL FOCUS THE PRECIPITATION MAINLY
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. CONDITIONS SHOULD RAPIDLY IMPROVE BY
TUESDAY AND UPPER RIDGING SHOULD LEAD TO DRIER WEATHER THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK.  HINSBERGER
&&

.PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL MIDNIGHT IDZ018-031-032.
&&

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 4:29 PM MDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
429 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

IDZ017-020-021-032-230000-
MINIDOKA ID-BINGHAM ID-BUTTE ID-BLAINE ID-
429 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL BLAINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL IDAHO
  SOUTHERN BUTTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IDAHO
  NORTHEASTERN MINIDOKA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO
  NORTHWESTERN BINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO

AT 424 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ARCO TO 18
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CRATERS OF MOON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SMALL HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE TOWARDS ARCO.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED THROUGH 600 PM MDT INCLUDE...
   ARCO...
   HOWE...
   SOUTHWEST INL...
   CENTRAL INL...

LAT...LON 4307 11347 4375 11347 4398 11279 4397 11271
      4332 11272
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 245DEG 14KT 4370 11336 4319 11336

HUSTON

Local storm report, Aug 22, 5:02 PM MDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
502 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

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

0345 PM     HAIL             S RICHFIELD             43.05N 114.15W
08/22/2014  E1.00 INCH       LINCOLN            ID   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE INCH HAIL

&&

DPHELPS

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 5:19 PM MDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
519 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

IDZ021>023-230015-
ONEIDA ID-BINGHAM ID-POWER ID-BANNOCK ID-
519 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  WESTERN BANNOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
  EASTERN POWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
  SOUTH CENTRAL BINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
  NORTHWESTERN ONEIDA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO

UNTIL 615 PM MDT

AT 509 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINSHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM STERLING TO 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOLBROOK..AND MOVING EAST AT
20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS...
ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
   PINGREE AND FORT HALL BANNOCK PEAK...
   FORT HALL BANNOCK CREEK LODGE...
   FORT HALL BUFFALO LODGE...
   CHUBBUCK...FORT HALL CITY AND POCATELLO...
   FORT HALL EAGLE LODGE...
   FORT HALL PUTNAM LODGE...

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

LAT...LON 4313 11218 4227 11239 4227 11297 4313 11276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 270DEG 17KT 4304 11264 4236 11281

MESSICK

Local storm report, Aug 22, 6:12 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
612 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

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

0610 PM     HEAVY RAIN       15 WNW KETCHUM          43.77N 114.65W
08/22/2014  M0.50 INCH       BLAINE             ID   MESONET

            ONE HALF INCH RAIN FALL IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. THIS IS IN
            THE BEAVER CREEK BURN AREA.

&&

DPHELPS

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 6:52 PM MDT, 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
652 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

IDZ017-230130-
LINCOLN ID-
652 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO

UNTIL 730 PM MDT

AT 650 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHOSHONE..MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...
  RURAL CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY...

LAT...LON 4320 11455 4321 11453 4309 11407 4287 11422
      4302 11457
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 297DEG 14KT 4311 11450

HEDGES

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 7:13 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
713 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

IDZ017-230200-
LINCOLN ID-
713 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO

UNTIL 800 PM MDT

AT 710 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GOODING..MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
   SHOSHONE...

LAT...LON 4298 11459 4292 11415 4280 11420 4280 11434
      4283 11438 4284 11439 4285 11459 4286 11460
      4298 11461
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 286DEG 19KT 4290 11468

HEDGES

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 22, 6:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PIH	Lincoln	38 min
Aug 22, 7:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PIH	Lincoln	50 min
Aug 22, 8:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PIH	Cassia	54 min
Aug 22, 8:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PIH	Cassia, Minidoka	43 min
Aug 23, 12:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PIH	Bingham	85 min
Aug 23, 12:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PIH	Caribou	82 min
Aug 23, 1:02 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PIH	Bear Lake, Caribou	27 min
Aug 23, 1:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PIH	Jefferson	49 min
Aug 23, 1:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PIH	Franklin	61 min
Aug 23, 1:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PIH	Franklin	55 min
Aug 23, 1:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PIH	Bear Lake	51 min
Aug 23, 2:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PIH	Franklin	55 min
Aug 23, 2:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PIH	Bear Lake	65 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.