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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Boise, ID

June 22, 2021Ada County, Canyon County, Owyhee County, Idaho; Malheur County, Oregon

NWS Boise, ID issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2021, 6:40 PM MDT for Ada County, Canyon County, Owyhee County, Idaho; Malheur County, Oregon. It was in force for 50 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 22, 2021, 6:40 PM MDT (00:40 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2021, 7:30 PM MDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Boise, ID
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ada County, ID, Canyon County, ID, Owyhee County, ID, Malheur County, OR

The radar

The Boise radar (KCBX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:44 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 22, 7:20 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 544 Nw Nampa, IDAWOS STATION KEUL CALDWELL.
Jun 22, 7:30 PM MDTTSTM WND DMG1 E Greenleaf, IDBLUE SPRUCE TREE 50 FT TALL UPROOTED IN THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW.
Jun 22, 7:33 PM MDTTSTM WND DMGWilder, ID1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF.
Jun 22, 7:37 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 503 Se Parma, IDMESONET STATION UP228 2.9 SE PARMA (UPR).
Jun 22, 7:38 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 493 Ne Nampa, IDMESONET STATION EW5072 NAMPA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 74 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, Boise Airport, ID at 00:00Z on 2021-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 505 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, Boise Airport, ID at 00:00Z on 2021-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 128 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
505 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-128 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3069 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
398 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

843 
WUUS55 KBOI 230040
SVRBOI
IDC001-027-073-ORC045-230130-
/O.NEW.KBOI.SV.W.0007.210623T0040Z-210623T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Boise ID
640 PM MDT Tue Jun 22 2021

The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Ada County in southwestern Idaho...
  Canyon County in southwestern Idaho...
  Northwestern Owyhee County in southwestern Idaho...
  East central Malheur County in southeastern Oregon...

* Until 730 PM MDT..

* At 639 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Freezeout Mountain to near Elephant Butte,
  moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Homedale, Elephant Butte and Succor Creek Campground around 640 PM 
  MDT.
  Marsing, Wilder and Givens Hot Springs around 650 PM MDT.
  Greenleaf, Notus, Lake Lowell and Huston around 700 PM MDT.
  Caldwell, Sand Hollow and Board Corral Mountain around 710 PM MDT.
  Nampa, Kuna, Double Mountain and Owyhee Dam around 720 PM MDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

When safe to do so, please relay storm reports to the National
Weather Service in Boise via local law enforcement, or National
Weather Service Boise Facebook and Twitter accounts.

&&

LAT...LON 4387 11732 4361 11630 4332 11676 4359 11783
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 238DEG 25KT 4361 11766 4343 11680 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SP
1 follow-up statement
276 
WWUS55 KBOI 230130
SVSBOI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boise ID
730 PM MDT Tue Jun 22 2021

IDC001-027-073-ORC045-230139-
/O.EXP.KBOI.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210623T0130Z/
Ada ID-Canyon ID-Owyhee ID-Malheur OR-
730 PM MDT Tue Jun 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ADA...CANYON...
NORTHWESTERN OWYHEE AND EAST CENTRAL MALHEUR COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
730 PM MDT...

The winds from the storm which prompted the warning have weakened 
slightly. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
However gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms, and 
blowing dust continues to be a problem. A dust storm warning is in 
effect in nearby areas. Please use caution when traveling.

When safe to do so, please relay storm reports to the National
Weather Service in Boise via local law enforcement, or National
Weather Service Boise Facebook and Twitter accounts.

LAT...LON 4387 11732 4361 11630 4332 11676 4359 11783
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 238DEG 25KT 4378 11728 4360 11642 

$$

SP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 6:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOIOwyhee36 min
Jun 22, 7:14 PM MDTDust Storm WarningBOIAda, Boise, Canyon, Gem, Payette31 min
Jun 22, 7:35 PM MDTDust Storm WarningBOIAda, Elmore, Owyhee55 min
Jun 22, 7:45 PM MDTDust Storm WarningBOIAdams, Boise, Camas, Elmore, Gem, Payette and 2 more90 min
Jun 22, 7:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOIAda, Canyon, Payette50 min
Jun 22, 8:36 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningBOIAda, Adams, Boise, Camas, Canyon, Elmore and 8 more3 hr
Jun 22, 9:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOIAdams59 min
Jun 22, 9:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOIValley40 min
Jun 22, 10:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOIAdams59 min
Jun 23, 8:07 AM MDTRed Flag WarningBOIOwyhee, Twin Falls14 hr
Jun 23, 2:33 PM MDTExcessive Heat WatchBOIAda, Adams, Boise, Camas, Canyon, Elmore and 8 more24 hr
Jun 23, 4:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOIOwyhee34 min
Jun 23, 5:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOIElmore, Owyhee42 min
Jun 23, 4:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOIMalheur23 min

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.