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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Pocatello, ID

May 9, 2016

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this high wind warning at May 9, 2016, 1:45 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2016, 1:45 PM MDT (19:45 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2016, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID

The text

As transmitted.

139 
WWUS75 KPIH 091945 CCA
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
145 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2016

IDZ020-100200-
/O.UPG.KPIH.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160510T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KPIH.HW.W.0001.160509T1945Z-160510T0200Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG
145 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING...EXTREMELY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  ACROSS THE ARCO DESERT AND THE UPPER SNAKE PLAIN. DRIVING WILL
  BE DIFFICULT AT BEST FOR ALL VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST
  ROADS. SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST HAS
  ALREADY FORCED THE CLOSURE OF INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN IDAHO FALLS
  AND ROBERTS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IDZ017-021-022-100200-
/O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160510T0200Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN...POCATELLO...
MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND
145 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* IMPACTS/TIMING...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  INTO THIS EVENING. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* LOCATIONS...AMERICAN FALLS...ABERDEEN...POCATELLO...FORT HALL 
  AND BLACKFOOT 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS
AROUND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
943 
WWUS75 KPIH 092125
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
325 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2016

IDZ019-100200-
/O.EXA.KPIH.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160510T0200Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...ISLAND PARK...
DRIGGS...VICTOR
325 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING...EXTREMELY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  UP THE SNAKE PLAIN TO ASHTON AND DUBOIS UNTIL 8 PM. DRIVING
  WILL BE DIFFICULT AT BEST FOR ALL VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-
  WEST ROADS. DOWNED POWER LINES...TREES...AND POWER OUTAGES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IDZ020-100200-
/O.CON.KPIH.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160510T0200Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG
325 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* IMPACTS/TIMING...EXTREMELY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL 
  CONTINUE ACROSS THE ARCO DESERT AND THE UPPER SNAKE PLAIN. 
  DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT BEST FOR ALL VEHICLES...
  ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADS. SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST HAS ALREADY FORCED THE CLOSURE 
  OF INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN IDAHO FALLS AND ROBERTS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH 
  CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* LOCATIONS...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IDZ017-021-022-100200-
/O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160510T0200Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN...POCATELLO...
MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND
325 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* IMPACTS/TIMING...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE 
  INTO THIS EVENING. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* LOCATIONS...AMERICAN FALLS...ABERDEEN...POCATELLO...FORT HALL 
  AND BLACKFOOT 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS
AROUND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

VALLE
238 
WWUS75 KPIH 100141
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
741 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2016

IDZ019-020-100245-
/O.EXP.KPIH.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160510T0200Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...ISLAND PARK...
DRIGGS...VICTOR...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG
741 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE WEAKENED ACROSS THE AREA. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND
WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM.

$$

IDZ017-021-022-100245-
/O.EXP.KPIH.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160510T0200Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN...POCATELLO...
MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND
741 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS ARE AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE
AT 8 PM.

$$

VALLE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 6:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHJefferson3 hr
May 8, 6:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHFremont52 min
May 8, 6:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBingham66 min
May 8, 6:47 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPIHFremont118 min
May 8, 6:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHMadison39 min
May 8, 7:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHBonneville, Teton44 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.