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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pocatello, ID

June 23, 20185 counties in Idaho

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this special weather statement at Jun 23, 2018, 3:36 PM MDT for 5 counties in Idaho. It was in force for 84 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jun 23, 2018, 3:36 PM MDT (21:36 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2018, 5:00 PM MDT
In force: 84 min
Issued by: NWS Pocatello, ID

Counties Bannock County, ID, Bingham County, ID, Bonneville County, ID, Caribou County, ID, Power County, ID

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 23, 2:27 PM MDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 2:27 PM MDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 23, 10:07 AM MDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1007 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2018

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

0115 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 NW DARLINGTON         43.87N 113.49W
06/21/2018                   CUSTER             ID   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC PHOTO OF A WELL-FORMED FUNNEL CLOUD
            OVER LESLIE SUBMITTED TO EAST IDAHO NEWS.
            TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0115 PM     TORNADO          5 NW DARLINGTON         43.86N 113.41W
06/21/2018                   BUTTE              ID   NWS STORM SURVEY

            UPDATE TO PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT BASED ON
            NWS STORM SURVEY: TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN
            AROUND 1:15PM. NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS
            WERE FOUND DOWNED ALONG HUSTON ROAD. MINOR
            DAMAGE TO A GARAGE, AN OVERTURNED CAMPER, AN
            UPROOTED TREE, AND ADDITIONAL LARGE TREE
            LIMBS WERE FOUND ON PRIVATE PROPERTY ON
            HUSTON ROAD. VIDEO SHOWED THE TORNADO NEAR
            LESLIE BUTTE, ALTHOUGH IT MAY HAVE LIFTED
            TEMPORARILY IN THIS AREA. BARBED WIRE
            FENCING AND LARGE FENCE POSTS WERE FOUND
            RIPPED OUT OF THE GROUND ABOUT A MILE AND A
            HALF EAST OF DARLINGTON. VIDEO SHOWS THE
            TORNADO LIFTING AROUND 1:38 PM. FINAL RATING
            FOR THIS TORNADO IS A HIGH-END EF0 WITH WIND
            SPEEDS OF 75 TO 85 MPH. THE TORNADO IS
            ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN 250 FEET WIDE AND
            POTENTIALLY 7 MILES LONG.

0117 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 NW DARLINGTON         43.85N 113.46W
06/21/2018                   CUSTER             ID   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC PHOTO OF A FUNNEL CLOUD NEARLY
            TOUCHING THE GROUND OFF OF HOUSTON RD IN
            LESLIE. NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THE
            FUNNEL CLOUD SUBMITTED FROM ACROSS THE AREA.
            TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR AND
            SURROUNDING REPORTS.

0117 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 NNW DARLINGTON        43.86N 113.45W
06/21/2018                   CUSTER             ID   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BUTTE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS THAT
            BUTTE COUNTY 911 RECEIVED 3 REPORTS OF A
            FUNNEL CLOUD IN THE VICINITY OF DARLINGTON
            NOT FAR FROM THE BUTTE/CUSTER COUNTY LINE.
            TRAINED SPOTTER BETWEEN MACKAY AND LESLIE
            ALSO REPORTED VISIBLE ROTATION AS STORM
            PASSED. NO REPORTS OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN AT
            THIS TIME. TIME OF LSR BASED ON RADAR.

0118 PM     HAIL             4 NW DARLINGTON         43.86N 113.46W
06/21/2018  E0.50 INCH       CUSTER             ID   PUBLIC

            PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL ESTIMATED IN LESLIE
            PER VIDEO FOOTAGE.

0120 PM     HAIL             3 NNW DARLINGTON        43.86N 113.45W
06/21/2018  E0.50 INCH       CUSTER             ID   PUBLIC

            DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT MOOSE CROSSING RV
            PARK. EMPLOYEE ALSO REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD OR
            TORNADO LOOKING SOUTHEAST. REPORTED TO NWS
            STORM SURVEY TEAM. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON
            RADAR.

0121 PM     HAIL             4 NW DARLINGTON         43.86N 113.47W
06/21/2018  E1.75 INCH       CUSTER             ID   PUBLIC

            RESIDENTS REPORTED HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE
            ALONG QUAIL LANE IN LESLIE WITH MINOR HAIL
            DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. REPORTED TO NWS STORM
            SURVEY TEAM. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0130 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 SE DARLINGTON         43.81N 113.41W
06/21/2018                   BUTTE              ID   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FUNNEL CLOUD OVER KING MOUNTAIN.

0138 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 NE DARLINGTON         43.85N 113.37W
06/21/2018                   BUTTE              ID   PUBLIC

            EAST OF HIGHWAY 93 NEAR LESLIE.

0344 PM     HAIL             2 N MACKS INN           44.52N 111.33W
06/21/2018  E0.50 INCH       FREMONT            ID   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL
            ON THE DECK BETWEEN 344 PM AND 353 PM. WIND
            ESTIMATED AT 30 MPH.

0344 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 N MACKS INN           44.57N 111.34W
06/21/2018                   FREMONT            ID   UTILITY COMPANY

            REPORTS OF TREE DOWN ON POWERLINES AND
            POWERLINES DOWN NEAR THE ASPEN RIDGE
            SUBDIVISION DUE TO HIGH WINDS, RESULTING IN
            A POWER OUTAGE. INFORMATION FROM FALL RIVER
            RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE FACEBOOK PAGE.

&&

KSMITH

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 1:20 PM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
120 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2018

IDZ020-231945-
Upper Snake River Plain ID-
120 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BONNEVILLE AND
NORTHEASTERN BINGHAM COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM MDT...

At 120 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Shelley or 7 miles southwest of Idaho Falls, moving east at 15 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Idaho Falls, Ammon, Shelley and Iona.

LAT...LON 4338 11224 4352 11227 4352 11189 4337 11188
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 268DEG 15KT 4344 11217

Valle

Local storm report, Jun 23, 1:47 PM MDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
147 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2018

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

0135 PM     HAIL             4 N SHELLEY             43.44N 112.12W
06/23/2018  E0.88 INCH       BONNEVILLE         ID   PUBLIC

            HAIL COVERING GROUND.

&&

JAH

Local storm report, Jun 23, 2:32 PM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 23, 3:22 PM MDT, 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 23, 3:36 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 23, 1:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PIH	Bingham	25 min
Jun 23, 2:28 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PIH	Bonneville	2 hr
Jun 23, 5:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PIH	Bannock, Caribou, Power	55 min
Jun 23, 5:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PIH	Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, Teton	79 min

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