A severe thunderstorm caused extensive damage in Malad with damaged roofs, downed tree limbs and extensive debris.
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A severe thunderstorm caused extensive damage in Malad with damaged roofs, downed tree limbs and extensive debris.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 10, 1:40 AM MST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 240 AM MDT SUN AUG 10 2008 .DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO EASTERN IDAHO THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND TSTORMS CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO DUE TO MINOR WAVE/JET STREAK MOVING INTO THE REGION IN SW FLOW ALOFT. MAIN LOW IS MAKING SLOW PROGRESS NORTH AND EAST ACROSS CANADA AND THE PACNW. WITH FLOW TRANSITIONING MORE TO A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT...MAIN PUSH OF MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BE PUSHED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. THIS WILL MEAN ANY STORM ACTIVITY TODAY WILL BE ACTING RESIDUAL MOISTURE LEFT OVER FROM PREVIOUS DAYS. IN OTHER WORDS...IT WILL BE MORE ISOLATED IN NATURE AND MOSTLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS SHOULD PICK UP AGAIN ACROSS THE SNAKE PLAIN. THE STRONGEST WIND WILL BE ACROSS THE ARCO DESERT WHERE UP TO 15 KTS SUSTAINED IS IN THE FORECAST. AS FAR AS LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR...WINDS WILL BE JUST ON THE EDGE OF REACHING CRITERIA BUT ALSO TOO WESTERLY. WILL NOT ISSUE ONE AT THIS TIME BUT WILL NEED TO LOOKED AT DURING THE DAY. EXPECT STORM SYSTEM TO CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST ACROSS CANADA AND THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW DRIER AIR TO FILTER IN AND CUT OFF ALL STORM CHANCES IN THE SHORT TERM. THIS DRIER AIR AND LESS CLOUD COVER WILL ALLOW OVERNIGHT LOWS TO DROP WITH SOME VALLEY LOCALES DROPPING TO THE 30S AND 40S. IT ALSO APPEARS FOR THE NEXT 2 TO 3 DAYS...COOLER AFTN HIGHS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE FLOW COMING FROM THE PACIFIC. FOR MID WEEK AND BEYOND...FOR RIGHT NOW THE MODELS ARE POINTING TOWARD A STRONG RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE AREA WHICH WOULD REALLY WARM THINGS UP. SINCE THIS REALLY THE FIRST SET OF RUNS THAT AGREE ON THIS SCENARIO...WILL OPT TO KEEP PREVIOUS FORECAST IN PLACE. THIS WENT WITH THE THEME OF WARMER BUT NOT NECESSARILY A DRY AND STORM FREE AIRMASS. FOR WED AND BEYOND...KEPT ISOLD MTN STORMS IN THE FORECAST. KEYES && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AREAWIDE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN. GUSTY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. && .FIRE WEATHER...DRIER AIR WILL BE WORKING INTO THE REGION TODAY. EXPECT MUCH LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY. A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION YESTERDAY AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON. CRITICAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS MAY BE MET OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER WILL HOLD OFF ON A RED FLAG WARNING SINCE THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD ONLY BE MET FOR A VERY BRIEF TIME. DRIER AIR WILL HANG AROUND FOR A FEW MORE DAYS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 357 AM MDT SAT AUG 9 2008 IDZ017>025-031-032-101000- EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- 357 AM MDT SAT AUG 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED AGAIN ACROSS EASTERN IDAHO. THE HIGHEST CHANCES ARE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND UPPER SNAKE PLAIN. GUSTY WIND AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS WELL. DUE TO THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND POTENTIAL LIGHTNING STARTS...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF EASTERN IDAHO. PLEASE SEE RFWPIH FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DRIER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. BREEZY CONDITIONS IN THE SNAKE PLAIN WILL MAKE FOR POSSIBLE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AND FOR BOATERS ON AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WE ASK TRAINED SPOTTERS AND CITIZENS TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. THESE CONDITIONS MAY INCLUDE HAIL...TORNADOES...STRONG WIND...DUST STORMS...SNOWFALL... EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES...FREEZING RAIN OR HEAVY RAIN...DENSE FOG...AND FLOODING OR ICE JAMS. INFORMATION ABOUT THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CALLED INTO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN POCATELLO USING THE 1-800 SEVERE WEATHER HOTLINE...OR 208-233-0834.
The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:01 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe thunderstorm downed several trees, damaged roofs and tossed debris throughout the city at around 3 am MDT August 10th.
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