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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this wind advisory at Feb 25, 2021, 1:57 PM MST for 10 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Feb 26, 2021, 3:00 AM MST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2021, 1:57 PM MST (20:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2021, 3:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2021, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 16 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, Jefferson County, ID, Minidoka County, ID, Oneida County, ID, Power County, ID
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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
Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 261 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
- 1631 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
260 WWUS75 KPIH 252057 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 157 PM MST Thu Feb 25 2021 IDZ052-054-055-057-261100- /O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0008.210226T1000Z-210227T0200Z/ Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Lower Snake River Plain-Eastern Magic Valley- Raft River Region- Including the cities of Mud Lake, INL, Craters of the Moon NM, Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, Fort Hall, Burley, Rupert, Heyburn, Oakley, Malta, Rockland, and Holbrook 157 PM MST Thu Feb 25 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Magic Valley, Lower Snake River Plain, and the Arco/Mud Lake Desert, including Burley, American Falls, Pocatello, Fort Hall, Blackfoot, and the INL. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 7 PM MST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Reduced visibilities may occur where areas of snow pack exist. Gusty crosswinds may be a hazard to high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/pocatello
3 follow-up statements
008 WWUS75 KPIH 261036 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 336 AM MST Fri Feb 26 2021 IDZ052-054-055-057-270100- /O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210227T0200Z/ Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Lower Snake River Plain-Eastern Magic Valley- Raft River Region- Including the cities of Mud Lake, INL, Craters of the Moon NM, Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, Fort Hall, Burley, Rupert, Heyburn, Oakley, Malta, Rockland, and Holbrook 336 AM MST Fri Feb 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Magic Valley, Lower Snake River Plain, and the Arco/Mud Lake Desert, including Burley, American Falls, Pocatello, Fort Hall, Blackfoot, and the INL. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 7 PM MST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Reduced visibilities may occur where areas of snow pack exist. Gusty crosswinds may be a hazard to high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/pocatello
192 WWUS75 KPIH 262053 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 153 PM MST Fri Feb 26 2021 IDZ052-054-055-057-270200- /O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210227T0200Z/ Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Lower Snake River Plain-Eastern Magic Valley- Raft River Region- Including the cities of Mud Lake, INL, Craters of the Moon NM, Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, Fort Hall, Burley, Rupert, Heyburn, Oakley, Malta, Rockland, and Holbrook 153 PM MST Fri Feb 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph possible. * WHERE...Eastern Magic Valley, Lower Snake River Plain, and the Arco/Mud Lake Desert, including Burley, American Falls, Pocatello, Fort Hall, Blackfoot, and the INL. * WHEN...Until 7 PM MST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Reduced visibilities may occur where areas of snow pack exist. Gusty crosswinds may be a hazard to high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/pocatello
067 WWUS75 KPIH 270148 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 648 PM MST Fri Feb 26 2021 IDZ052-054-055-057-270300- /O.EXP.KPIH.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210227T0200Z/ Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Lower Snake River Plain-Eastern Magic Valley- Raft River Region- Including the cities of Mud Lake, INL, Craters of the Moon NM, Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, Fort Hall, Burley, Rupert, Heyburn, Oakley, Malta, Rockland, and Holbrook 648 PM MST Fri Feb 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... Winds are expected to gradually decrease this evening, therefore the wind advisory will expire at 7 PM. $$ 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 25, 3:13 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PIH | Bear Lake, Blaine, Bonneville, Caribou, Custer, Franklin and 3 more | 53 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:13 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PIH | Bannock, Bingham, Bonneville, Caribou, Cassia, Clark and 5 more | 53 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.