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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Pocatello, ID

December 14, 2021Bannock County, Bingham County, Power County, Idaho

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 14, 11:08 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Ne Pocatello, IDSHEET 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 MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Ne Pocatello, IDREPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF.
Dec 14, 11:15 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 471 Sw Gibson, IDMESONET STATION FTHI 1 SW GIBSON.
Dec 14, 11:22 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Sw Chubbuck, IDTREE 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 MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 531 Nnw Arbon Valley, IDMESONET STATION TS586 - NWS PORTABLE IWOS STATION.
Dec 14, 12:02 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Nne Pocatello, IDAT LEAST 20 SHINGLES BLOWN OFF A RESIDENCE ALONG BALSAM ST.
Dec 14, 12:10 PM MSTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne Pocatello, IDROOF 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 MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Ne Pocatello, IDROOF 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 MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 E Pocatello, IDLARGE 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 MSTTSTM WND DMG2 E Pocatello, IDMANY SHINGLES BLOWN OFF A RESIDENCE ALONG VISTA DR. EXACT TIME DAMAGE ORIGINALLY OCCURRED UNKNOWN.
Dec 14, 1:12 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 E Pocatello, IDMANY SHINGLES BLOWN OFF A RESIDENCE ALONG VISTA DR. EXACT TIME DAMAGE ORIGINALLY OCCURRED UNKNOWN.
Dec 14, 2:03 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Ese Pocatello, IDIDAHO POWER REPORTS ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGE JUST NORTHWEST OF IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY.
Dec 14, 2:05 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 Ese Chubbuck, IDMULTIPLE 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 MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 Sse Rockford, IDIDAHO 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Salt Lake City I, UT at 12:00Z on 2021-12-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 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 2021-12-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 473 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 13, 9:25 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPIHPower6 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.