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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this wind advisory at Feb 4, 2021, 1:58 PM MST for 8 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Feb 5, 2021, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2021, 1:58 PM MST (20:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 5, 2021, 9:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2021, 7:44 PM MST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
Counties Bannock County, ID, Bingham County, ID, Blaine County, ID, Cassia County, ID, Lincoln County, ID, Minidoka County, ID, Oneida County, ID, Power County, ID
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 1210 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
818 WWUS75 KPIH 042058 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 158 PM MST Thu Feb 4 2021 IDZ051-054>057-051100- /O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0004.210205T1600Z-210206T0300Z/ Shoshone/Lava Beds-Lower Snake River Plain-Eastern Magic Valley- Southern Hills/Albion Mountains-Raft River Region- Including the cities of Shoshone, Richfield, Carey, Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, Fort Hall, Burley, Rupert, Heyburn, Oakley, Albion, Almo, Malta, Rockland, and Holbrook 158 PM MST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Shoshone, Burley, Oakley, Almo, Malta, Rockland, Holbrook, American Falls, Pocatello, Fort Hall and Blackfoot areas. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 8 PM MST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Crosswinds will create difficult driving conditions, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/pocatello
3 follow-up statements
927 WWUS75 KPIH 051007 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 307 AM MST Fri Feb 5 2021 IDZ051-054>057-052200- /O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0004.210205T1600Z-210206T0300Z/ Shoshone/Lava Beds-Lower Snake River Plain-Eastern Magic Valley- Southern Hills/Albion Mountains-Raft River Region- Including the cities of Shoshone, Richfield, Carey, Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, Fort Hall, Burley, Rupert, Heyburn, Oakley, Albion, Almo, Malta, Rockland, and Holbrook 307 AM MST Fri Feb 5 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Shoshone, Burley, Oakley, Almo, Malta, Rockland, Holbrook, American Falls, Pocatello, Fort Hall and Blackfoot. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 8 PM MST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Crosswinds will create difficult driving conditions, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/pocatello
101 WWUS75 KPIH 052113 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 213 PM MST Fri Feb 5 2021 IDZ051-054>057-060300- /O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210206T0300Z/ Shoshone/Lava Beds-Lower Snake River Plain-Eastern Magic Valley- Southern Hills/Albion Mountains-Raft River Region- Including the cities of Shoshone, Richfield, Carey, Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, Fort Hall, Burley, Rupert, Heyburn, Oakley, Albion, Almo, Malta, Rockland, and Holbrook 213 PM MST Fri Feb 5 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Shoshone, Burley, Oakley, Almo, Malta, Rockland, Holbrook, American Falls, Pocatello, Fort Hall and Blackfoot. * WHEN...Until 8 PM MST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Crosswinds will create difficult driving conditions, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/pocatello
530 WWUS75 KPIH 060244 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 744 PM MST Fri Feb 5 2021 IDZ051-054>057-060345- /O.CAN.KPIH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210206T0300Z/ Shoshone/Lava Beds-Lower Snake River Plain-Eastern Magic Valley- Southern Hills/Albion Mountains-Raft River Region- Including the cities of Shoshone, Richfield, Carey, Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, Fort Hall, Burley, Rupert, Heyburn, Oakley, Albion, Almo, Malta, Rockland, and Holbrook 744 PM MST Fri Feb 5 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds will continue to weaken this evening and the wind advisory is cancelled. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 3:29 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PIH | Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Caribou, Clark, Franklin and 3 more | 40 hr |
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.