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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this wind advisory at Feb 7, 2021, 4:30 AM MST for 13 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Feb 7, 2021, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2021, 4:30 AM MST (11:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2021, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2021, 6:08 PM MST
- In force
- 10 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, Oneida County, ID, Power County, ID
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 275 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
- 2263 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 107 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 479 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
261 WWUS75 KPIH 071130 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 430 AM MST Sun Feb 7 2021 IDZ051>057-072100- /O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0006.210207T1500Z-210208T0300Z/ Shoshone/Lava Beds-Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Upper Snake River Plain- Lower Snake River Plain-Eastern Magic Valley- Southern Hills/Albion Mountains-Raft River Region- 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, Oakley, Albion, Almo, Malta, Rockland, and Holbrook 430 AM MST Sun Feb 7 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Shoshone, Richfield, Carey, Mud Lake, INL, Craters of the Moon, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, St. Antony, Pocatello, Blackfoot, Heyburn, Oakley, Albion, Almo, Malta Rockland, and Holbrook. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 8 PM MST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Higher elevation locations with snow on the ground will likely have blowing and drifting snow over highways creating slick conditions and lower visibilities. Cross winds in areas like I-15 near Fort Hall and I-84 near Yale will create problems, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/pocatello
2 follow-up statements
076 WWUS75 KPIH 072039 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 139 PM MST Sun Feb 7 2021 IDZ051>057-080300- /O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210208T0300Z/ Shoshone/Lava Beds-Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Upper Snake River Plain- Lower Snake River Plain-Eastern Magic Valley- Southern Hills/Albion Mountains-Raft River Region- Including the cities of Shoshone, Richfield, Carey, Mud Lake, INL, Craters of the Moon NM, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, St. Anthony, Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, Fort Hall, Burley, Rupert, Heyburn, Oakley, Albion, Almo, Malta, Rockland, and Holbrook 139 PM MST Sun Feb 7 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Shoshone, Richfield, Carey, Mud Lake, INL, Craters of the Moon, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, St. Antony, Pocatello, Blackfoot, Heyburn, Oakley, Albion, Almo, Malta Rockland, and Holbrook. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 8 PM MST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Higher elevation locations with snow on the ground will likely have blowing and drifting snow over highways creating slick conditions and lower visibilities. Cross winds in areas like I- 15 near Fort Hall and I-84 near Yale will create problems, especially for high profile vehicles. *PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/pocatello
424 WWUS75 KPIH 080108 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 608 PM MST Sun Feb 7 2021 IDZ051>057-080215- /O.CAN.KPIH.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210208T0300Z/ Shoshone/Lava Beds-Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Upper Snake River Plain- Lower Snake River Plain-Eastern Magic Valley- Southern Hills/Albion Mountains-Raft River Region- 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, Oakley, Albion, Almo, Malta, Rockland, and Holbrook 608 PM MST Sun Feb 7 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind speeds have fallen below advisory criteria this evening and thus the Wind Advisory has been cancelled. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/pocatello
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.