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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Pocatello, ID

June 11, 2025Bannock County, Caribou County, Franklin County, Idaho

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2025, 3:43 PM MDT for Bannock County, Caribou County, Franklin County, Idaho. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 11, 2025, 3:43 PM MDT (21:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2025, 4:30 PM MDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bannock County, ID, Caribou County, ID, Franklin County, ID

The radar

The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 11, 3:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 196 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, Salt Lake City I, UT at 12:00Z on 2025-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 50 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Salt Lake City I, UT at 12:00Z on 2025-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 96 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
50 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-331 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3047 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 11, 12:50 PM MDT, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Marginal risk for severe storms today.
  • Isolated thunderstorms Thursday afternoon.
  • Flash flood watch over Wapiti burn scar in Custer County this afternoon and evening.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 12:50 PM MDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
1250 PM MDT Wed Jun 11 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Marginal risk for severe storms today.

- Isolated thunderstorms Thursday afternoon.

- Flash flood watch over Wapiti burn scar in Custer County this
  afternoon and evening.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 1238 PM MDT Wed Jun 11 2025

Upper level short wave trof continued to progress east through
Idaho this afternoon. Is kicking off fairly widespread showers
and thunderstorms with likely the most widespread at trof
passage from 2 pm through 6 pm. After 6 pm should be mainly
limited to eastern mountains with the main threat wind gusts
over 40 mph and small hail. There is a chance for an isolated
severe storm and area remains in a marginal risk. Lows tonight
in the 40s and 50s. Expect thunderstorm redevelopment Thursday
afternoon but not nearly as widespread as today and mainly
limited to the mountains. Coverage mainly isolated throughout
the day. Highs Thursday in the 70s mountains and 80s valleys.
Lows Thursday night in the 40s and 50s.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Issued at 1238 PM MDT Wed Jun 11 2025

The upper level ridge at the end of the near term
forecast continues to block lows to the north through the weekend.
On Mon, there is a 28 percent chance of the upper level ridge
beginning to break down, but 72 percent chance the ridge is still in
place. A flatter flow develops on Tue for the majority of solutions,
with a 12 percent chance of an open wave being directly overhead.
The flat flow continues to be the majority solution, which could
lead to light showers and thunderstorms. On either end of the
solution spectrum, there is a slightly less than 15 percent
risk of that upper level trough still lingering and similarly
for a new upper level ridge to build into forecast area.

The southerly airflow ahead of the potential trough on Mon will make
that day the warmest of the period. Temperatures are in the middle
to upper 80s with some small areas reaching 90 deg F at the lower
elevations, and upper 70s to lower 80s in the central Idaho
mountains. The flatter flow should provide some cloudiness starting
Tue to take the edge off temperatures, by 1 to 4 deg F. by Wed it
appears the preponderance of the solutions is to return to warming.

With the zonal flow period on Tue-Wed, would expect breezy to windy
conditions possible, mainly on ridges and in the eastern Magic
Valley and lower Snake River plain.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/...
Issued at 1200 PM MDT Wed Jun 11 2025

TSRA probabilities for the afternoon have increased to the
point where PROB30 groups are useful. -SHRA has gone nearly
categorical for some this afternoon. By 11/22Z, skies will start
to clear from west to east, so first is KBYI, then KSUN, KPIH,
KIDA, then KDIJ by 12/03Z. Skies for most will be literally
clear, with another feature generating clouds late tonight.
KIDA also has a risk of getting some clouds below 2500ft AGL.
Wind will be moderately strong in thunderstorms, with gusts to
35KT-40KT. Precipitation has the potential to be moderate to
heavy at times, with Precipitable Water as high an inch in the
KPIH/KIDA area.

Expecting a return of TSRA on Thu afternoon, but no risk of
severe TS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 1256 AM MDT Wed Jun 11 2025

A strong system/trough will move through the area today
bringing widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms late
this morning into the early evening. Moderate to strong
outflows and moderate to large hail are expected with
thunderstorms. Also, expect moderate to heavy brief rainfall
with thunderstorms. Isolated flooding is possible, especially
for the Wapiti burn scar north of Stanley. Temperatures will
drop 4 to 8 degrees (70s to 80s) today and Thursday compared to
yesterday but temperatures will still be above normal. Isolated
thunderstorms are expected Thursday as well. The area begins to
dry out again towards the end of the week and into the weekend
with temperatures rising back to the 80s and 90s by the weekend.

&&

.PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flash Flood Watch until 9 PM MDT this evening for IDZ072.

&&

SHORT TERM...GK
LONG TERM...Messick
AVIATION...Messick
FIRE WEATHER...TW

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 11, 3:12 PM MDT, 31 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
312 PM MDT Wed Jun 11 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0300 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Clayton                 44.26N 114.40W
06/11/2025  M63 MPH          Custer             ID   Mesonet

            ITD Mesonet.

&&
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 1:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHMinidoka40 min
Jun 11, 1:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHCassia40 min
Jun 11, 1:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHPower38 min
Jun 11, 1:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHCassia, Oneida37 min
Jun 11, 2:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHBannock, Bingham, Caribou, Power45 min
Jun 11, 2:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHCassia, Oneida, Power51 min
Jun 11, 2:42 PM MDTTornado WarningPIHBannock, Oneida, Power33 min
Jun 11, 2:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHBannock, Bingham, Bonneville, Caribou37 min
Jun 11, 3:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHCuster41 min
Jun 11, 3:12 PM MDTTornado WarningPIHBannock, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida, Power33 min
Jun 11, 3:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHBingham, Bonneville, Caribou47 min
Jun 11, 3:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPIHCuster46 min
Jun 11, 3:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBlaine49 min
Jun 11, 4:04 PM MDTTornado WarningPIHBonneville, Caribou11 min
Jun 11, 4:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHButte51 min
Jun 11, 5:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHClark26 min

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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.