A powerful Pacific cold front brought strong non thunderstorm winds to much of southeast Idaho. Strongest gusts were 62 mph at Craters of the Moon, 64 mph 1 mile west of Gray, 60 mph 3 miles northeast of Chesterfield, 59 mph 20 miles southeast of Goldburg, 60 mph 1 mile northeast of Aberdeen, 61 mph in Rupert, 59 mph at the Pocatello airport, 66 mph at Minidoka, 70 mph 9 miles west of Black…
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The episode as NWS PIH wrote it up.
A powerful Pacific cold front brought strong non thunderstorm winds to much of southeast Idaho. Strongest gusts were 62 mph at Craters of the Moon, 64 mph 1 mile west of Gray, 60 mph 3 miles northeast of Chesterfield, 59 mph 20 miles southeast of Goldburg, 60 mph 1 mile northeast of Aberdeen, 61 mph in Rupert, 59 mph at the Pocatello airport, 66 mph at Minidoka, 70 mph 9 miles west of Black Pine, and 62 mph in Bern.
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 Nov 16, 2:57 AM MST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 257 AM MST TUE NOV 16 2010 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. POWERFUL FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WORKING SOUTH FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH IDAHO TODAY AND DRIVE THROUGH A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH WILL CAUSE VERY STRONG WINDS AND SNOW AND WINDS IN THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS OUT FOR THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS UNTIL 5 PM AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN UNTIL 8 PM. EXPECT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH AND 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF EARLY THIS MORNING IN THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS BUT SHOULD REDEVELOP AS THE MAIN SYSTEM PUSHES EAST. EXPECT SNOW TOTALS IN THE 3 TO 7 INCH RANGE WITH WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SHOULD BE ABOVE 6000 FEET. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM. EXPECT A RAPID DECREASE IN WINDS AND PRECIPITATION WITH SUNSET THIS EVENING WITH MAINLY DRY WEATHER WEDNESDAY. STRONG ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL SPREAD MORE MOISTURE INTO SOUTHEAST IDAHO ON THURSDAY AND EXPECT SOME PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...BUT WILL SEE WARMING THURSDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL BY THEN. GK .LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS SOME DECENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN MODELS FOR THE END OF THIS WEEK. A STORM SYSTEM IS SHOWN DROPPING DOWN THE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA. THIS IS TURNING THE FLOW ACROSS IDAHO TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF IT ON FRIDAY. A STEADY BAND OF PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO LAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INTO THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND A NIGHTTIME MIX/DAYTIME RAIN FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY...THE MODELS DEPICT THE LOW OFF THE COAST TO SWING INLAND AND ACROSS OUR AREA. THIS WILL KEEP THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION GOING ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. COOLER TEMPERATURES SHOULD KEEP EVERYTHING AS SNOW EVEN IN THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS BY THEN. BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...THE CHANCE OF SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE WITH A LINGERING TROUGH ACROSS EASTERN IDAHO. OF NOTE IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD IS OFF AND ON GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. THIS COULD ADD TO THE POTENTIAL OF BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES ESPECIALLY WHERE COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE A MORE POWDERY-TYPE SNOW VERSUS WETTER SNOW WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE CLOSER TO FREEZING. KEYES && .AVIATION...A STORM SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WILL BRING VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS. WHERE CLOUDS AND HEAVIER RAIN OR RAIN/SNOW OCCUR TODAY...EXPECT MVFR CONDITIONS DROPPING TO IFR AT TIMES. THIS WILL MAINLY BE IN THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE SNAKE PLAIN...CERTAINLY AFFECT KIDA WITH KPIH RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THIS. OUTSIDE OF THE MORE WIDESPREAD CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION...VFR CONDITIONS WITH SOME SHOWERS ARE FORECAST. LOCALIZED LOWER CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SHOWERS. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND LAST TO AROUND SUNSET. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15-25 KTS/20-30KT GUSTS WILL BE COMMON IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS. ACROSS THE SNAKE PLAIN AND SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS...MUCH STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25-40KTS AND GUSTS OF 30-50KTS. LOCALIZED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KTS ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION AS WELL. KEYES && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING IDZ020-021. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON IDZ019-023-025. HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON IDZ017-022. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 430 AM MST TUE NOV 16 2010 IDZ017>025-031-032-171400- 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- 430 AM MST TUE NOV 16 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH IDAHO TODAY. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT IN THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WITH 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS EXPECTED. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN WITH 30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS WITH SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 6 THOUSAND FEET. PRECIPITATION AND WINDS WILL DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW AND COLDER TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND. .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.
6 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A strong cold front brought strong winds behind the front to many regions of the eastern Magic Valley. Rupert recorded a 61 mph gust with 55 mph at the Burley airport and 66 mph at Minidoka.
Very strong winds occurred behind a cold front in the South Central Highlands. 70 mph gusts were recorded 9 miles west of Black Pine with 58 mph 9 miles northwest of Idahome and 57 mph 7 miles northwest of Idahome.
Strong winds reported in Upper Snake River Plain behind a strong cold front. 61 mph reported 11 miles west of Osgood and 62 mph at Craters of the Moon. A large tree was downed in Idaho Falls blocking two lanes of Sunnyside Road, a major thoroughfare in the city. 55 to 60 mph gusts were widespread at the INL site.
Strong winds behind a Pacific cold front affected the lower Snake River Plain. 59 mph was measured at the Pocatello airport and 60 mph was measured 1 mile northeast of Aberdeen. 60 mph was also measured 11 miles west of Neely.
Strong winds behind a Pacific cold front produced a 64 mph wind gust 1 mile west of Gray and 60 mph 3 mile northeast of Chesterfield.
A 62 mph wind gust was recorded by a COOP observer in Bern post cold frontal passage. Sustained winds of 40 mph reported for 2 hours.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Idaho in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, November 2010
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: 269620, 269621, 269623, 269624, 269625, 269626.