Seventy-eight mile per hour wind gust recorded at Burley airport with power outages in Cassia County and trees downed. Minidoka County sherriff office reported power outages with trees taking down power lines.
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Seventy-eight mile per hour wind gust recorded at Burley airport with power outages in Cassia County and trees downed. Minidoka County sherriff office reported power outages with trees taking down power lines. Roofs and buildings damaged and wheel lines blown into roads.
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 9, 12:08 PM MST, 4 hours 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 108 PM MDT MON JUL 9 2012 .DISCUSSION...PERSISTENT UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE THE TREND OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS THRU THE END OF THE WEEK. MONSOON MOISTURE CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO THE REGION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE RIDGE. AFTERNOON/EVE TSTMS WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY...MAINLY OVER THE MTNS. THE RIDGE GETS KNOCKED DOWN A LITTLE OVER TTHE NORTHERN ROCKIES ON WED...FORCING THE MONSOON MOISTURE MORE TO THE EAST. THIS IS WHERE MOST OF THE TSTM ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ON WED. AS AN UPPER LOW MAKES ITS WAY TO THE CA/OR COAST ON FRI...THE UPPER FLOW OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL TURN MORE SOUTHERLY. THIS WILL AGAIN ALLOW MONSOON MOISTURE BACK INTO ID...RESULTING IN ISOLD TO WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. AFTN TEMPS MAY FALL BACK A COUPLE OF DEGREES THRU THE WEEKEND DUE TO INCREASED CLOUD COVER... BUT WILL STILL BE ON THE WARM SIDE. HEDGES && .AVIATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH TOMORROW. MOST STORMS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAINS ALTHOUGH A FEW STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SNAKE PLAIN ESPECIALLY DUE TO OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES COLLIDING AND POPPING UP NEW ACTIVITY. THE OVERALL WIND PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO BE DOMINATED BY UPVALLEY/DOWNVALLEY FLOW BUT BECOME OVERALL WESTERLY AS THE HIGH SHIFTS TO OUR SOUTH. FOR FOLKS FLYING INTO KSUN FOR THE FLY-IN...EXPECT TO SEE AT LEAST VCTS IN THE COMING DAYS ALTHOUGH THE THREAT GRADUALLY DECREASES THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE RATHER STRONG DOWNVALLEY AT NIGHT BECOMING LIGHT UPVALLEY DURING THE DAY...UNLESS INTERRUPTED BY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW. KEYES && .FIRE WEATHER...MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR SOUTH. THE HIGHEST THREAT REMAINS OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH AT LEAST WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE OFFING. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OF 476 REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE THREAT OF STORMS GRADUALLY DECREASES THROUGH THURSDAY AS SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WORKS INTO IDAHO. FOR TOMORROW WE ARE EXPECTING THE HIGHEST THREAT ALONG THE MONTANA BORDER NEAR PLACES LIKE LEMHI COUNTY...MONIDA AND ISLAND PARK WITH MORE ISOLATED ACTIVITY ELSEWHERE. RIGHT NOW...THE THINKING IS WHERE THE CRITICAL FUELS ARE IN THOSE AREAS THE THREAT WILL BE TOO LOW FOR A RED FLAG WARNING. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL SEE ISOLATED STORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH LITTLE THREAT FOR THE SNAKE PLAIN. WITH THE MOISTURE CONTENT SLOWING DECREASING...THE STORM MODE WILL SHIFT MORE TOWARD DRY VERSUS THE MIX WE HAVE SEEN RECENTLY. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE HOT WITH LOWER AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. HAINES INDICES SHOULD REMAIN AT 5 FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. KEYES && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT IDZ476. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 328 AM MDT MON JUL 9 2012 IDZ017>025-031-032-100930- 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- 328 AM MDT MON JUL 9 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE STORMS MAY BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...THROUGH THE COMING WEEK. SOME AREAS OVER THE SNAKE PLAIN AND EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY MAY SEE TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 DEGREES TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
311 PM MDT MON JUL 9 2012
IDZ018-092215-
CUSTER ID-
311 PM MDT MON JUL 9 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IDAHO
UNTIL 415 PM MDT
AT 500 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH ALONG THE MIDDLE FORK
OF THE SALMON RIVER 25 MILES NORTH OF STANLEY.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTY...
LAT...LON 4461 11530 4465 11518 4473 11515 4478 11510
4473 11495 4481 11484 4480 11479 4473 11481
4466 11473 4466 11466 4422 11517 4422 11518
4428 11517 4429 11525 4433 11530 4442 11523
4451 11525 4455 11531
HUSTONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
317 PM MDT MON JUL 9 2012
IDZ022-092215-
CASSIA ID-
317 PM MDT MON JUL 9 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CASSIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO
UNTIL 415 PM MDT
AT 312 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OAKLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARION...OAKLEY
LAT...LON 4208 11429 4231 11429 4242 11412 4243 11396
4217 11369 4199 11423
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 238DEG 12KT 4216 11421
HUSTONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
401 PM MDT MON JUL 9 2012
IDZ018-032-092245-
CUSTER ID-
401 PM MDT MON JUL 9 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IDAHO
UNTIL 445 PM MDT
AT 500 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN EXTREME NORTHWEST CUSTER
COUNTY...APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF STANELY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL NORTHERN CUSTER COUNTY...
LAT...LON 4471 11477 4466 11473 4466 11464 4465 11462
4462 11458 4460 11459 4458 11456 4461 11452
4460 11449 4468 11439 4472 11440 4465 11417
4427 11476 4446 11500
HUSTONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
405 PM MDT MON JUL 9 2012
IDZ017-022-092300-
MINIDOKA ID-CASSIA ID-
405 PM MDT MON JUL 9 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
WESTERN CASSIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO
SOUTHWESTERN MINIDOKA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO
UNTIL 500 PM MDT
AT 400 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HANSEN TO
24 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OAKLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARION...
LAT...LON 4200 11429 4242 11428 4242 11409 4251 11407
4254 11399 4253 11395 4261 11394 4263 11385
4205 11385 4198 11402 4199 11427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 232DEG 11KT 4241 11419 4203 11419
HUSTONThe Pocatello radar (KSFX), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:09 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Minidoka County sherriff office reported power outages with trees taking down power lines. Roofs and buildings damaged and wheel lines blown into roads. Most of the damage reported in the city of Rupert.
Seventy-eight mile per hour wind gust recorded at Burley airport with power outages in Cassia County and trees downed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Idaho in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, July 2012
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: 405192, 405187.