Alert archive / Idaho / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2015, 5:13 PM MDT for 4 counties in 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2015, 5:13 PM MDT (23:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2015, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bonneville County, ID, Fremont County, ID, Madison County, ID, Teton County, ID
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 262 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
- 118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -235 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2187 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 1, 1:26 PM MDT, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 1:26 PM MDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 126 PM MDT MON JUN 1 2015 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ARE DEVELOPING JUST BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE 700MB TROUGH. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE REGION UNTIL 03Z. MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY...BUT SHOULD BE MAINLY CONFINED TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. EXPECT BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR WEDNESDAY...PROBABLY JUST BELOW LAKE WIND ADVISORY LEVELS. ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE FOR STORMS AREAWIDE ON WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LOW BEGINS TO DIG INTO THE WEST AND A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. UPPER TROUGH ALONG PACIFIC COAST DEEPENS AND CLOSES CENTER OFF CALIFORNIA COAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. UPPER LOW THEN CONTINUES TO DROP SOUTH TO NEAR SAN DIEGO FOR THE WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY FLOW MAINTAINS MOISTURE ACROSS EAST IDAHO. GFS WAVERING SLIGHTLY ON AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE FROM ANDRES FOR THE WEEKEND...BUT POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS TO SEE AN INCREASE BY SATURDAY. HAVE KEPT MENTION OF PRECIP EACH DAY ACROSS THE REGION. DMH && .AVIATION...ACTIVE BAND OF SHOWERS BETWEEN SURFACE COLD FRONT AND MID LEVEL TROUGH AXIS ACROSS WESTERN IDAHO AND STRETCHING THROUGH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MUCH OF EASTERN IDAHO CLEAR AND CONTRIBUTING TO ACTIVE DESTABILIZATION THIS AFTERNOON. MESOSCALE MODELS CONTINUE TO POINT AT MID AFTERNOON FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. STILL EXPECTING AT LEAST ISOLATED THREAT FOR WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. STILL ANTICIPATING MVFR OR IFR WITHIN ACTIVE CONVECTION UNTIL LATE EVENING. ONCE CONVECTIVE THREAT AS PASSED EAST IDAHO WILL RETURN TO WIDESPREAD VFR. DMH && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 1, 4:02 PM MDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
402 PM MDT MON JUN 01 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0401 PM HAIL 8 W POCATELLO 42.88N 112.63W
06/01/2015 M0.75 INCH POWER ID NWS EMPLOYEE
MEASURED AT THE POCATELLO AIRPORT.
&&
GWICKLUNLocal storm report, Jun 1, 4:22 PM MDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
422 PM MDT MON JUN 01 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0408 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S TABER 43.25N 112.63W
06/01/2015 BINGHAM ID TRAINED SPOTTER
50 TO 60 MPH WINDS REMOVED LIMBS FROM TREES AND SIDING
BLOWN OFF OF HOUSES IN MOORELAND.
&&
GWICKLUNLocal storm report, Jun 1, 4:29 PM MDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
429 PM MDT MON JUN 01 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM HAIL 1 NNW CHUBBUCK 42.94N 112.47W
06/01/2015 M1.50 INCH BANNOCK ID TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED HAIL STONE IN CHUBBUCK.
&&
GWICKLUNLocal storm report, Jun 1, 5:03 PM MDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
503 PM MDT MON JUN 01 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0459 PM LIGHTNING 1 ESE CLIFTON 42.18N 111.98W
06/01/2015 FRANKLIN ID TRAINED SPOTTER
UNCONFIRMED PERSON STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN PRESTON, ID
&&
GWICKLUNLocal storm report, Jun 1, 5:05 PM MDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
505 PM MDT MON JUN 01 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0459 PM TSTM WND GST 1 ESE CLIFTON 42.18N 111.98W
06/01/2015 E45 MPH FRANKLIN ID TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 45 TO 50 MPH WIND GUSTS
&&
GWICKLUNLocal storm report, Jun 1, 5:07 PM MDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
507 PM MDT MON JUN 01 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0505 PM TSTM WND GST 1 NNW REXBURG 43.85N 111.79W
06/01/2015 E50 MPH MADISON ID TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 50 TO 60 MPH. PEA-SIZE HAIL. VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL WITH STORM.
&&
GWICKLUNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 6:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Blaine, Cassia, Minidoka, Power | 37 min |
| May 31, 6:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bannock, Bingham, Power | 44 min |
| May 31, 6:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Fremont | 40 min |
| May 31, 7:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Fremont | 30 min |
| May 31, 7:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Bannock, Bingham, Power | 44 min |
| May 31, 7:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Butte, Jefferson | 46 min |
| May 31, 8:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Jefferson, Madison | 37 min |
| May 31, 9:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bingham, Bonneville, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, Teton | 41 min |
| May 31, 9:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bonneville, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, Teton | 36 min |
| May 31, 10:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bonneville, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, Teton | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 4:25 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Custer | 80 min |
| Jun 1, 5:08 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Blaine | 82 min |
| Jun 1, 10:23 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Custer | 67 min |
| Jun 1, 12:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Butte | 63 min |
| Jun 1, 1:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Butte, Custer | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 1:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Blaine, Cassia, Power | 49 min |
| Jun 1, 2:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bingham, Blaine, Butte, Jefferson | 52 min |
| Jun 1, 2:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Butte, Clark | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 3:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Cassia | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 3:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Cassia | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 3:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Butte | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bannock, Power | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 3:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Power | 57 min |
| Jun 1, 3:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bannock, Bingham, Power | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 3:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bannock, Bingham, Bonneville, Caribou | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bingham, Bonneville | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 4:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bannock, Franklin, Oneida | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 4:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bannock, Bingham, Bonneville, Jefferson, Madison | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 5:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bannock, Bear Lake, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 5:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Fremont | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 5:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bear Lake, Caribou, Franklin | 43 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Idaho, 2015Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015
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.