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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this high wind warning at Dec 14, 2021, 11:06 AM MST for Bannock County, Bingham County, Power County, Idaho. It was in force for 4 hr. 14 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2021, 11:06 AM MST (18:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2021, 3:00 PM MST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
Counties Bannock County, ID, Bingham County, ID, Power County, ID
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:06 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 11:08 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Pocatello, ID | SHEET METAL ROOF PEELED OFF APARTMENT COMPLEX NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF YELLOWSTONE AVE AND E CHAPEL RD. REPORT AND PHOTO RECEIVED VIA NWS POCATELLO FACEBOOK PAGE. |
| Dec 14, 11:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Pocatello, ID | REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. |
| Dec 14, 11:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | 1 Sw Gibson, ID | MESONET STATION FTHI 1 SW GIBSON. |
| Dec 14, 11:22 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Chubbuck, ID | TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF W QUINN RD AND HENDERSON LN. REPORT AND PHOTO RECEIVED VIA THE NWS POCATELLO FACEBOOK PAGE. |
| Dec 14, 11:26 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 1 Nnw Arbon Valley, ID | MESONET STATION TS586 - NWS PORTABLE IWOS STATION. |
| Dec 14, 12:02 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Pocatello, ID | AT LEAST 20 SHINGLES BLOWN OFF A RESIDENCE ALONG BALSAM ST. |
| Dec 14, 12:10 PM MST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Pocatello, ID | ROOF BLOWN OFF BUILDING ALONG E CEDAR ST. REPORT AND PHOTO FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE IDAHO STATE JOURNAL FACEBOOK PAGE. |
| Dec 14, 12:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Pocatello, ID | ROOF BLOWN OFF BUILDING ALONG E CEDAR ST. REPORT AND PHOTO FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE IDAHO STATE JOURNAL FACEBOOK PAGE. |
| Dec 14, 12:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Pocatello, ID | LARGE PINE TREE DOWN BLOCKING E CENTER ST NEAR 13TH AVE. POWER LINES ALSO DOWN. PHOTO AND REPORT FROM IDAHO STATE JOURNAL. |
| Dec 14, 1:12 PM MST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Pocatello, ID | MANY SHINGLES BLOWN OFF A RESIDENCE ALONG VISTA DR. EXACT TIME DAMAGE ORIGINALLY OCCURRED UNKNOWN. |
| Dec 14, 1:12 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Pocatello, ID | MANY SHINGLES BLOWN OFF A RESIDENCE ALONG VISTA DR. EXACT TIME DAMAGE ORIGINALLY OCCURRED UNKNOWN. |
| Dec 14, 2:03 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Pocatello, ID | IDAHO POWER REPORTS ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGE JUST NORTHWEST OF IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY. |
| Dec 14, 2:05 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Chubbuck, ID | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON HIGHLAND GOLF COURSE. REPORT RECEIVED VIA NWS POCATELLO FACEBOOK PAGE. EXACT TIME OF DAMAGE WAS LIKELY EARLIER THAN THE TIME OF THIS LSR. |
| Dec 14, 3:02 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Rockford, ID | IDAHO POWER REPORTS OVER 1,800 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER ACROSS STERLING, SPRINGFIELD, AND PINGREE, EAST TO NEAR FORT HALL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 236 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2406 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 473 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 664 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
817 WWUS75 KPIH 141806 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 1106 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021 IDZ054-142200- /O.NEW.KPIH.HW.W.0005.211214T1806Z-211214T2200Z/ Lower Snake River Plain- Including the cities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, and Fort Hall 1106 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...South winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts 60 to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Lower Snake River Plain, including Pocatello, Chubbuck, American Falls, Aberdeen and Fort Hall. * WHEN...Until 3 PM MST this afternoon. Winds will decrease with passage of the cold front. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind damage is ongoing in the Pocatello area, including trees, signage and roof debris. Please use caution driving through the area, and give emergency crews space to work. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/pocatello
1 follow-up statement
253 WWUS75 KPIH 142133 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 233 PM MST Tue Dec 14 2021 IDZ054-142245- /O.EXP.KPIH.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-211214T2200Z/ Lower Snake River Plain- Including the cities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, and Fort Hall 233 PM MST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... Winds have rapidly decreased from earlier damaging speeds as a cold front passes through the region. Therefore the High Wind Warning will be allowed to expire at 3 PM MST. Expect mixed precipitation behind the front to quickly change to snow and begin to accumulate. Drivers are urged to be prepared for slick roads during the evening commute, especially on overpasses and bridges. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/pocatello
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 9:25 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Power | 6 hr |
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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.