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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this wind advisory at May 24, 2021, 3:22 AM MDT for 6 counties in Idaho. It took effect at May 24, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2021, 3:22 AM MDT (09:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 24, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 24, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
Counties Bingham County, ID, Bonneville County, ID, Butte County, ID, Fremont County, ID, Jefferson County, ID, Madison County, ID
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:25 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
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 307 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
- 2167 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
744 WWUS75 KPIH 240922 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 322 AM MDT Mon May 24 2021 IDZ052-053-250300- /O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0018.210524T1800Z-210525T0300Z/ Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Upper Snake River Plain- Including the cities of Mud Lake, INL, Craters of the Moon NM, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, and St. Anthony 322 AM MDT Mon May 24 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Mud Lake, INL, Craters of the Moon NM, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, and St. Anthony. * WHEN...From noon today to 9 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ IDZ054-250300- /O.NEW.KPIH.LW.Y.0017.210524T1600Z-210525T0300Z/ Lower Snake River Plain- Including the cities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, and Fort Hall 322 AM MDT Mon May 24 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...American Falls Reservoir. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds and rough waves can overturn small craft. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 3:22 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PIH | Bannock, Bingham, Power | 18 hr |
| May 24, 1:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Fremont | 35 min |
Nearby
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.