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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pocatello, ID

August 5, 2021Jefferson County, Idaho

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2021, 7:13 PM MDT for Jefferson County, Idaho. It was in force for 47 min. 3 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
Aug 5, 2021, 7:13 PM MDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
50

County Jefferson County, ID

The radar

The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Aug 5, 7:30 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 581 N Roberts, IDMESONET STATION ROB - ROBERTS. THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS.
Aug 5, 7:35 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 5711 W Osgood, IDMESONET STATION KET - KETTLE BUTTE. THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS.
Aug 5, 7:40 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 559 Ssw Mud Lake, IDMESONET STATION ROV - ROVER.

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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 294 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 2021-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 484 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 2021-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
484 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-147 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3441 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

837 
WWUS85 KPIH 060113
SPSPIH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
713 PM MDT Thu Aug 5 2021
 
IDZ052-053-067>069-060200-
Arco/Mud Lake Desert ID-Upper Snake River Plain ID-
Lost River Range ID-Beaverhead/Lemhi Highlands ID-
Lost River Valleys ID-
713 PM MDT Thu Aug 5 2021

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS MOVING 
NORTHEAST INTO THE MUD LAKE AND DUBOIS REGION THROUGH 800 PM MDT...

At 711 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 21 miles northeast of Darlington to near 
Northwest Idaho National Laboratory to 9 miles west of Roberts. 
Movement was northeast at 40 MPH.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 MPH, pea size hail, and frequent 
         lightning. This line of storms has a history of producing 
         damaging winds in excess of 60 MPH.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Dubois, Terreton, Roberts, Mud Lake, Hamer, Egin, Northwest Inl,
Monteview, Plano, Small, Sage Junction, Kettle Butte, Edie School,
Lone Pine and southern Saint Anthony Sand Dunes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4424 11217 4393 11175 4349 11242 4374 11279
      4393 11336 4424 11313 4423 11281 4439 11281
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 229DEG 36KT 4406 11316 4392 11268 4368 11232 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

KSmith

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 6:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBingham44 min
Aug 5, 6:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHTwin Falls27 min
Aug 5, 6:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHCuster47 min
Aug 5, 6:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHButte41 min
Aug 5, 6:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHBannock, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Custer and 1 more37 min
Aug 5, 7:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHClark, Fremont38 min
Aug 5, 8:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHJefferson28 min
Aug 6, 2:09 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHPower51 min
Aug 6, 7:33 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBingham27 min
Aug 6, 8:11 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBear Lake, Franklin49 min
Aug 6, 10:16 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHCamas44 min
Aug 6, 11:27 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHCuster48 min
Aug 6, 12:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBlaine66 min
Aug 6, 2:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHButte43 min
Aug 6, 2:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBonneville, Jefferson, Madison, Teton40 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.