Alert archive / Idaho / 2008
Weather alerts in Idaho, May 2008
78 weather alerts in May 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 78
- Warnings
- 32
- Watches
- 20
- Advisories
- 24
- Busiest day
- May 28, 200811 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Mountain Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2:25 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PIH | 9 hr | |
| May 1, 2:40 AM MDT | Freeze Watch | PIH | 12 hr | |
| May 1, 2:40 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PIH | 12 hr | |
| May 1, 2:31 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PIH | 19 hr | |
| May 1, 3:37 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | BOI | Ada, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome and 4 more | 17 hr |
| May 2, 3:25 AM MDT | Freeze Watch | PIH | 11 hr | |
| May 2, 2:27 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PIH | 20 hr | |
| May 7, 2:14 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PIH | 19 hr | |
| May 7, 10:00 AM MDT | River Flood Watch | OTX | Kootenai, Shoshone | 11 hr |
| May 8, 2:56 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PIH | 18 hr | |
| May 9, 2:40 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PIH | 18 hr | |
| May 9, 2:18 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PIH | 18 hr | |
| May 11, 2:28 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PIH | 34 hr | |
| May 11, 3:39 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | PIH | 4 hr | |
| May 12, 2:25 AM MDT | Freeze Watch | PIH | 11 hr | |
| May 12, 1:28 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PIH | 20 hr | |
| May 13, 1:56 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | BOI | Ada, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome and 4 more | 30 hr |
| May 14, 2:40 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PIH | 17 hr | |
| May 15, 3:31 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PIH | 17 hr | |
| May 15, 2:45 PM MDT | Flood Watch | OTX | Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, Lewis, Nez Perce and 1 more | 31 hr |
| May 15, 10:11 PM MDT | Flood Watch | MSO | Clearwater, Idaho | 6 days |
| May 15, 10:47 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Kootenai, Shoshone | 7 days |
| May 16, 6:21 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Benewah, Shoshone | 24 days |
| May 16, 12:33 PM MDT | River Flood Watch | PIH | Fremont, Madison | 6 days |
| May 16, 2:53 PM MDT | River Flood Watch | MSO | Clearwater | 24 hr |
| May 16, 2:53 PM MDT | River Flood Watch | MSO | Idaho | 5 days |
| May 16, 4:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | OTX | Shoshone | 48 hr |
| May 16, 8:48 PM MDT | River Flood Watch | OTX | Benewah, Shoshone | 14 hr |
| May 16, 8:48 PM MDT | River Flood Watch | OTX | Kootenai, Shoshone | 50 hr |
| May 16, 8:48 PM MDT | River Flood Watch | OTX | Boundary | 4 days |
| May 16, 8:48 PM MDT | River Flood Watch | OTX | Lewis, Nez Perce | 40 hr |
| May 16, 9:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | OTX | Kootenai | 6 days |
| May 16, 9:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Benewah, Bonner, Boundary | 6 days |
| May 16, 9:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Benewah, Bonner, Boundary | 7 days |
| May 17, 10:01 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Benewah, Shoshone | 59 hr |
| May 17, 1:56 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | MSO | Clearwater | 4 days |
| May 17, 10:45 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Boundary | 5 days |
| May 18, 3:32 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PIH | 23 hr | |
| May 18, 12:27 PM MDT | River Flood Watch | OTX | Benewah, Kootenai | 54 hr |
| May 18, 5:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | OTX | Shoshone | 24 hr |
| May 18, 10:05 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Kootenai, Shoshone | 38 hr |
| May 19, 4:29 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PIH | 17 hr | |
| May 19, 10:07 AM MDT | River Flood Watch | MSO | Idaho | 50 hr |
| May 19, 10:07 AM MDT | River Flood Watch | MSO | Idaho | 50 hr |
| May 19, 11:08 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PIH | Fremont, Madison | 16 days |
| May 19, 2:05 PM MDT | River Flood Watch | MSO | Idaho | 67 hr |
| May 19, 3:56 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PIH | Fremont, Madison | 43 hr |
| May 19, 5:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | OTX | Shoshone | 43 hr |
| May 19, 6:39 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Benewah, Kootenai | 13 days |
| May 19, 6:39 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Kootenai | 17 days |
| May 19, 10:08 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Benewah, Shoshone | 33 hr |
| May 20, 2:46 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | BOI | Ada, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome and 4 more | 41 hr |
| May 20, 4:04 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PIH | 9 hr | |
| May 20, 11:11 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PIH | Fremont, Madison | 24 hr |
| May 20, 12:42 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | PIH | 19 min | |
| May 20, 1:01 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | PIH | 17 hr | |
| May 20, 5:56 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | BOI | Ada, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome and 4 more | 4 hr |
| May 20, 7:20 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PIH | 5 hr | |
| May 21, 12:16 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Lemhi | 50 min |
| May 21, 6:01 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PIH | 15 hr | |
| May 21, 10:15 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | PIH | 8 hr | |
| May 22, 9:37 AM MDT | Snow Advisory | MSO | Lemhi | 23 hr |
| May 22, 10:39 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | BOI | Ada, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette and 1 more | 9 hr |
| May 26, 3:34 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PIH | 8 hr | |
| May 27, 4:23 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ada, Canyon, Owyhee | 97 min |
| May 28, 10:06 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOI | Adams, Boise, Camas, Elmore, Gem, Valley and 1 more | 19 hr |
| May 28, 10:17 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PIH | 12 hr | |
| May 28, 11:32 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bannock, Bingham, Caribou, Cassia, Franklin, Jerome and 4 more | 88 min |
| May 28, 12:11 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | MSO | Idaho, Lemhi | 8 hr |
| May 28, 12:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOI | Jerome, Twin Falls | 40 min |
| May 28, 12:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bannock, Bingham, Cassia, Power | 50 min |
| May 28, 2:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Jefferson | 36 min |
| May 28, 3:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Latah | 57 min |
| May 28, 3:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison | 46 min |
| May 28, 5:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Benewah, Bonner, Latah | 14 days |
| May 28, 5:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Oneida, Power | 36 min |
| May 28, 6:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bannock, Oneida, Power | 33 min |
| May 28, 7:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PIH | Bannock | 25 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 9 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 2 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 4 |
| River Flood Warning | 12 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 3 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| River Flood Watch | 12 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 5 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| Blowing Dust Advisory | 1 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 12 |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Shoshone County12
- Benewah County10
- Kootenai County9
- Ada County6
- Canyon County6
- Elmore County6
- Gem County6
- Jerome County6
- Owyhee County6
- Twin Falls County6
- Washington County6
- Idaho County6
- Payette County5
- Boundary County5
- Fremont County5
- Madison County5
- Gooding County4
- Bonner County4
- Bannock County4
- Power County4
- Clearwater County3
- Lemhi County3
- Bingham County3
- Oneida County3
- Lewis County2
- Nez Perce County2
- Cassia County2
- Jefferson County2
- Latah County2
- Adams County1
- Boise County1
- Camas County1
- Valley County1
- Caribou County1
- Franklin County1
- Minidoka County1
- Bonneville County1
- Butte County1
- Clark County1
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.