1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Boise radar (KCBX), 151 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:44 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm produced a weak tornado near Buhl. Numerous spotters reported a funnel cloud which briefly touched down and was photographed by a local newspaper. The tornado was short lived and produced no known damage over open and unpopulated terrain.
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