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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Pocatello, ID

June 2, 2019Bannock County, Bingham County, Caribou County, Idaho

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this tornado warning at Jun 2, 2019, 4:06 PM MDT for Bannock County, Bingham County, Caribou County, Idaho. It was in force for 24 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
Jun 2, 2019, 4:06 PM MDT (22:06 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2019, 4:30 PM MDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Bannock County, ID, Bingham County, ID, Caribou County, ID

The radar

The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 252 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Salt Lake City I, UT at 12:00Z on 2019-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Salt Lake City I, UT at 12:00Z on 2019-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-412 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2100 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

563 
WFUS55 KPIH 022206
TORPIH
IDC005-011-029-022230-
/O.NEW.KPIH.TO.W.0002.190602T2206Z-190602T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
406 PM MDT Sun Jun 2 2019

The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Caribou County in southeastern Idaho...
  North central Bannock County in southeastern Idaho...
  Southeastern Bingham County in southeastern Idaho...

* Until 430 PM MDT

* At 405 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles northeast of Fort Hall Mount Putnam or 11 miles
  northwest of Chesterfield Reservoir, and is nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...Tornado. 

  SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud. 

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely. 

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northwestern Caribou...north central Bannock and southeastern
  Bingham Counties, including the following locations: Trail Creek
  Campground.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4299 11192 4296 11216 4313 11225 4316 11189
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 172DEG 0KT 4305 11206 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Huston
2 follow-up statements
370 
WWUS55 KPIH 022219
SVSPIH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
419 PM MDT Sun Jun 2 2019

IDC005-011-029-022230-
/O.CON.KPIH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190602T2230Z/
Caribou ID-Bannock ID-Bingham ID-
419 PM MDT Sun Jun 2 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CARIBOU...NORTH CENTRAL BANNOCK AND SOUTHEASTERN BINGHAM
COUNTIES...
        
At 419 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northeast of Fort Hall Mount Putnam or 11 miles
northwest of Chesterfield Reservoir, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Tornado. 

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud. 

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely. 

Locations impacted include...
Trail Creek Campground.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.

&&

LAT...LON 4299 11192 4296 11216 4313 11225 4316 11189
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 172DEG 0KT 4305 11206 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Huston
086 
WWUS55 KPIH 022228
SVSPIH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
428 PM MDT Sun Jun 2 2019

IDC005-011-029-022238-
/O.EXP.KPIH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190602T2230Z/
Caribou ID-Bannock ID-Bingham ID-
428 PM MDT Sun Jun 2 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CARIBOU...NORTH CENTRAL
BANNOCK AND SOUTHEASTERN BINGHAM COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM
MDT...
                
The storm southeast of Blackfoot which prompted the warning has 
weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of 
producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to 
expire.  However gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with 
this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4299 11192 4296 11216 4313 11225 4316 11189
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 172DEG 0KT 4305 11206 

$$

Huston

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 6:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHPower52 min
Jun 1, 7:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHButte55 min
Jun 1, 7:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHCaribou51 min
Jun 2, 10:04 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningPIHCassia51 hr
Jun 2, 1:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBear Lake80 min
Jun 2, 3:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBannock, Caribou, Cassia, Power56 min
Jun 2, 3:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBonneville59 min
Jun 2, 3:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBlaine52 min
Jun 2, 4:00 PM MDTTornado WarningPIHBingham, Bonneville30 min
Jun 2, 4:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHPower48 min
Jun 2, 4:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHButte52 min
Jun 2, 4:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHBonneville40 min
Jun 2, 5:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHTeton41 min
Jun 2, 5:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHJefferson49 min
Jun 2, 5:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHFranklin48 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.