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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Pocatello, ID

June 9, 202112 counties in Idaho

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this wind advisory at Jun 9, 2021, 3:34 AM MDT for 12 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Jun 10, 2021, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2021, 3:34 AM MDT (09:34 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 10, 2021, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 10, 2021, 7:15 PM MDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID

Counties Bannock County, ID, Bingham County, ID, Blaine County, ID, Bonneville County, ID, Butte County, ID, Cassia County, ID, Fremont County, ID, Jefferson County, ID, Lincoln County, ID, Madison County, ID, Minidoka County, ID, Power County, ID

The radar

The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 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

Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 280 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 2021-06-09Temperature 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 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 2021-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2907 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

556 
WWUS75 KPIH 090934
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
334 AM MDT Wed Jun 9 2021

IDZ051>053-055-092100-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0021.210610T1800Z-210611T0300Z/
Shoshone/Lava Beds-Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Upper Snake River Plain-
Eastern Magic Valley-
Including the cities of Shoshone, Richfield, Carey, Mud Lake, 
INL, Craters of the Moon NM, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, St. Anthony, 
Burley, Rupert, Heyburn, and Oakley
334 AM MDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Shoshone, Mud Lake, INL, Craters of the Moon, Upper
  Snake River Plain, and Eastern Magic Valley.

* WHEN...From noon to 9 PM MDT Thursday.

* 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.

&&

$$

IDZ054-092100-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0021.210610T1200Z-210611T0300Z/
Lower Snake River Plain-
Including the cities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, 
Shelley, and Fort Hall
334 AM MDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph in the morning, increasing
  to 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon.

* WHERE...Pocatello, Blackfoot, and American Falls Reservoir.

* WHEN...From 6 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Winds will cause rough, choppy water on American Falls
  Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. 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
4 follow-up statements
595 
WWUS75 KPIH 092030
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
230 PM MDT Wed Jun 9 2021

IDZ051>053-055-101200-
/O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0021.210610T1800Z-210611T0300Z/
Shoshone/Lava Beds-Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Upper Snake River Plain-
Eastern Magic Valley-
Including the cities of Shoshone, Richfield, Carey, Mud Lake, 
INL, Craters of the Moon NM, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, St. Anthony, 
Burley, Rupert, Heyburn, and Oakley
230 PM MDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Shoshone, Mud Lake, INL, Craters of the Moon, Upper 
  Snake River Plain, and Eastern Magic Valley.

* WHEN...From noon to 9 PM MDT Thursday.

* 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.

&&

$$

IDZ054-101200-
/O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0021.210610T1200Z-210611T0300Z/
Lower Snake River Plain-
Including the cities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, 
Shelley, and Fort Hall
230 PM MDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph in the morning, increasing 
  to 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon.

* WHERE...Pocatello, Blackfoot, and American Falls Reservoir.

* WHEN...From 6 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result. Winds will cause rough, choppy water on American Falls 
  Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

Messick

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/pocatello
324 
WWUS75 KPIH 100826
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
226 AM MDT Thu Jun 10 2021

IDZ051>053-055-102100-
/O.NEW.KPIH.FR.Y.0008.210611T0900Z-210611T1500Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0021.210610T1800Z-210611T0300Z/
Shoshone/Lava Beds-Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Upper Snake River Plain-
Eastern Magic Valley-
Including the cities of Shoshone, Richfield, Carey, Mud Lake, 
INL, Craters of the Moon NM, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, St. Anthony, 
Burley, Rupert, Heyburn, and Oakley
226 AM MDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 35 will 
  result in frost formation. For the Wind Advisory, southwest 
  winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Shoshone, Mud Lake Desert, Upper Snake River Plain, and
  the Eastern Magic Valley.

* WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, from 3 AM to 9 AM MDT Friday. 
  For the Wind Advisory, 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. Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left 
  uncovered.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

IDZ054-102100-
/O.NEW.KPIH.FR.Y.0008.210611T0900Z-210611T1500Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0021.210610T1200Z-210611T0300Z/
Lower Snake River Plain-
Including the cities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, 
Shelley, and Fort Hall
226 AM MDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 35 will 
  result in frost formation. For the Wind Advisory, southwest 
  winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

* WHERE...Pocatello, Blackfoot, Fort Hall, and American Falls.

* WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, from 3 AM to 9 AM MDT Friday. 
  For the Wind Advisory, from 6 AM this morning 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.
  Winds will cause rough, choppy water on American Falls
  Reservoir. Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. Boaters on area lakes
should use extra caution since strong winds and rough waves can 
overturn small craft.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/pocatello
740 
WWUS75 KPIH 101836
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
1236 PM MDT Thu Jun 10 2021

IDZ051>053-055-110300-
/O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210611T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.FR.Y.0008.210611T0900Z-210611T1500Z/
Shoshone/Lava Beds-Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Upper Snake River Plain-
Eastern Magic Valley-
Including the cities of Shoshone, Richfield, Carey, Mud Lake, 
INL, Craters of the Moon NM, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, St. Anthony, 
Burley, Rupert, Heyburn, and Oakley
1236 PM MDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 35 will 
  result in frost formation. For the Wind Advisory, southwest 
  winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Shoshone, Mud Lake Desert, Upper Snake River Plain, 
  and the Eastern Magic Valley.

* WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, from 3 AM to 9 AM MDT Friday. For
  the Wind Advisory, until 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. Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left 
  uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

IDZ054-110300-
/O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210611T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.FR.Y.0008.210611T0900Z-210611T1500Z/
Lower Snake River Plain-
Including the cities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, 
Shelley, and Fort Hall
1236 PM MDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 35 will 
  result in frost formation. For the Wind Advisory, southwest 
  winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

* WHERE...Pocatello, Blackfoot, Fort Hall, and American Falls.

* WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, from 3 AM to 9 AM MDT Friday. For
  the Wind Advisory, until 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. Winds will cause rough, choppy water on American Falls 
  Reservoir. Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/pocatello
313 
WWUS75 KPIH 110115
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
715 PM MDT Thu Jun 10 2021

IDZ051>055-110915-
/O.CAN.KPIH.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210611T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.FR.Y.0008.210611T0900Z-210611T1500Z/
Shoshone/Lava Beds-Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Upper Snake River Plain-
Lower Snake River Plain-Eastern Magic Valley-
Including the cities of Shoshone, Richfield, Carey, Mud Lake, 
INL, Craters of the Moon NM, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, St. Anthony, 
Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, Fort Hall, Burley,
Rupert, Heyburn, and Oakley
715 PM MDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT
FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 35 will
  result in frost formation. 

* WHERE...Shoshone, Mud Lake Desert, Upper Snake River Plain,
  Lower Snake River Plain, Eastern Magic Valley.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM MDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left
  uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

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
Jun 9, 3:27 AM MDTRed Flag WarningPIHCassia, Twin Falls18 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.