Thunderstorm Wind, Cassia
- When
- July 29, 5:39 PM MST to 5:50 PM MST
- Where
- Cassia County, 20 mi SE of (77m)malta
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.115, -113.094
Fifty-eight mph wind 20 miles southeast of Malta.
Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 29, 2010
Fifty-eight mph wind gusts 20 miles southeast of Malta.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PIH wrote it up.
Fifty-eight mph wind gusts 20 miles southeast of Malta.
What forecasters said that day
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 Jul 29, 1:11 PM MST, 4 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 1:11 PM MST, 4 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 211 PM MDT THU JUL 29 2010 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS MONSOONAL MOISTURE PERSISTS OVER THE REGION. COVERAGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS SIGNIFICANT AS WEDNESDAY DUE TO THE LACK OF A LARGE SCALE LIFTING MECHANISM. STILL...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DO DEVELOP. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY AS MOISTURE APPEARS TO HANG AROUND FOR SOME TIME. BEST CHANCES FOR ACTIVITY WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY. THIS SHOULD PRODUCE DRIER AND COOLER WEATHER FOR SUNDAY. .LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE EXTENDED. MONSOONAL MOISTURE SHOULD MAINLY REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA. AN ISOLATED STORM IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. WARMER WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR NEXT WEEK AS SOUTHWEST FLOW REMAINS DOMINANT DURING THIS TIME. && .AVIATION...EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND DEVELOPING AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HAVE VICINITY AT ALL TAF SITES EARLY THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE IT WILL BE VFR. GK && .FIRE WEATHER...THE MOIST UNSTABLE PATTERN CONTINUES OVER THE DISTRICT. EXPECT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING AND A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR ZONES 409...410...AND 412. THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH SOME DRYING EXPECTED BY SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK. GK && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING IDZ017-019>023-032. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 3:06 AM MST, 14 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 406 AM MDT THU JUL 29 2010 IDZ017>025-031-032-301200- 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- 406 AM MDT THU JUL 29 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ANOTHER ACTIVE ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TODAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR STRONG STORMS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG WINDS OVER 50 MPH...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE THREAT FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. A DRIER AIR MASS IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE REGION BY SATURDAY...WHICH WILL EASE THUNDERSTORM STRENGTH AND COVERAGE ACROSS EASTERN IDAHO. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLY MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. AN INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE BY MIDWEEK AS THE NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM MOVES INLAND. .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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 3:28 PM MST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO
428 PM MDT THU JUL 29 2010
IDZ017-022-292330-
CASSIA ID-
428 PM MDT THU JUL 29 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
WESTERN CASSIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO
UNTIL 530 PM MDT
AT 418 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OAKLEY..MOVING NORTHEAST AT
15 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...
ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OAKLEY...
MARION AND LOCUST...
BASIN...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4220 11424 4253 11391 4231 11349 4199 11384
4199 11389
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 215DEG 12KT 4221 11401
HANKOSpecial weather statement, Jul 29, 4:17 PM MST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO 517 PM MDT THU JUL 29 2010 IDZ022-300000- ONEIDA ID-CASSIA ID- 517 PM MDT THU JUL 29 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHEASTERN CASSIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN ONEIDA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO UNTIL 600 PM MDT AT 512 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ALMO..MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... KEOGH... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 4215 11373 4237 11300 4199 11298 4199 11369 TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 256DEG 24KT 4207 11356 DSH
The radar
The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:41 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Mississippi, July 29 to 31, 2010
- Heat in Tennessee, July 29 to 31, 2010
- Heat in Illinois, July 29, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 29, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 29, 2010
- Tornado and Dust Storm in Arizona, July 29, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 29, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 29, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in South Dakota, July 29 to 30, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 29, 2010
- Lightning Strikes in Florida, July 29, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 29 to 31, 2010
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, July 2010
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 253779.