1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 19, 1:30 PM MST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
SOUTHEAST IDAHO AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO/IDAHO FALLS ID 230 PM MDT FRI JUL 19 2002 UPPER LOW MOVING SLOWLY NWD OUT OF NV INTO WRN ID IS AGAIN PRODUCING SLOW MOVING TSTMS OVER MUCH OF CWA. UPPER LOW OPENS UP AND MOVES QUICKLY EWD ON SAT...BRINING AN END TO THE CONVECTION EXCEPT FOR THE ERN AND SRN HIGHLANDS WHERE RESIDUAL INSTABILITY MAY AGAIN FIRE OFF A FEW AFTN/EVE TSTMS. SLIGHT RIDGING MOVES IN ON SUN KEEPING THE AREA DRY INTO TUE. LONGER RANGE AVN FM 00Z RUN DIFFERS FROM 12Z AVN...IN THAT THE RIDGING HOLDS INTO LATE TUE ON THE MORE RECENT RUN. THIS WOULD PUSH THE THREAT OF PRECIP BACK INTO LATE TUE/WED TIME FRAME. WILL LET FCST STAND FOR TUE BEING THE PRECIP DAY FOR NOW. THE REST OF THE FCST PERIOD TO REMAIN DRY AS THE UPPER HIGH BUILDS OVER THE SWRN US. HEDGES .KSFX...OPERATIONAL...VCP 11. BYI 59/88/56 310 .PIH...NONE. PIH BB 056/087 053/087 051 07310
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:58 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains caused flash flooding north of Pauline. Water at the confluence of Bannock and Rattlesnake Creeks covering the road at intersection of Arbon Valley Highway and Rattlesnake Road.
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