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River Flood Warning 17, NWS Pocatello, ID

June 1, 2018Bonneville County, Idaho

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this river flood warning at Jun 1, 2018, 2:56 AM MDT for Bonneville County, Idaho. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 1, 2018, 2:56 AM MDT (08:56 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2018, 12:40 PM MDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Bonneville County, ID

The radar

The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Snake River near Idaho Falls (SIFI1). The gauge peaked at 13.79 ft at Jun 3, 2018, 7:00 PM MDT.

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Action stage
12.6 ft
Minor stage
13.2 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 13057155, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at May 31, 7:52 PM MDT, 7 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 7:52 PM MDT, 7 hours 4 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
752 PM MDT Thu May 31 2018

.SHORT TERM...Tonight through Friday night. Action over for tonight.
Have cancelled watch and will be updating the forecast shortly.
Winds strong enough Friday for a Lake Wind Advisory on American
Falls Reservoir. See previous discussion below. Huston

Well, thunderstorms this afternoon are quiet a bit more interesting
that yesterday. A cold front is slowly moving east across the
region. As the afternoon continues, we expect a line of storms to
move slowly east from the Magic Valley. Strong thunderstorms are
also developing well out ahead of the front. Also, some descent low
level shear so an isolated tornado is possible along with large hail
and damaging straight-lined winds. A severe thunderstorm watch is in
effect until 8 PM for much of the region minus Custer County where
it looks like most of the action will remain southeast of there.
Expect activity to gradually diminish this evening as we lose the
heat of the day. During the overnight hours, a reinforcing cold
front will arrive from the northwest. This will spread bring another
round of showers across the region with the best chances for showers
overnight closer to the Montana border. Showers will linger into
Friday morning, perhaps early afternoon around the Teton Valley
area. Then, we will see clearing skies with brisk conditions
developing. Potentially, may need a wind advisory across portions of
the region. Valle

.LONG TERM...Saturday through next Thursday...The weekend will be
warm and dry with no chance for precipitation. An approaching trough
early next week will bring a chance for precipitation Monday into
Tuesday though chances right now are low. NP/Valle
&&

.AVIATION...Thunderstorms will again run TAF's this afternoon and
evening with a line of thunderstorms expected and isolated severe
thunderstorms expected as well. The line of thunderstorms will track
through BYI, PIH and IDA early this evening. Expect strong wind
gusts with these thunderstorms as well. NP/Valle
&&

.PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Lake Wind Advisory for American Falls Reservoir from 10AM to 9PM
Friday.
&&

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 1, 2:38 AM MDT, 18 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 6:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHPower45 min
May 31, 6:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHCassia15 min
May 31, 6:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHClark, Fremont45 min
May 31, 6:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHButte, Jefferson82 min
May 31, 6:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHPower91 min
May 31, 7:54 PM MDTLake Wind AdvisoryPIH25 hr
Jun 1, 1:16 PM MDTRiver Flood AdvisoryPIHBlaine11 days

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.