The Kettle Butte ARL site reported a 61 mph wind gust.
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The Kettle Butte ARL site reported a 61 mph wind gust.
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 Sep 16, 1:00 PM MST, 11 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 200 PM MDT MON SEP 16 2013 .DISCUSSION...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY WAS SHOWING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ANCHORED OFF THE NW BC COAST WITH SEVERAL S/WV FEATURES EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW. THE MODELS SUGGEST THAT THE FIRST FEATURE WILL LIFT NE ACROSS OREGON THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY A SECOND WAVE HITTING THE OREGON COAST EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AS THE TROUGH CARVES OUT A BIT MORE AREA ACROSS THE NW...BOTH THE NAM AND GFS INDICATE THAT A JET SEGMENT WILL LIFT INTO NEVADA/SRN IDAHO LATE TONIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING SPAWNING NOCTURNAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF SE IDAHO. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THE UPPER TROUGH SHIFTS INLAND ACROSS WASHINGTON/OREGON WHILE THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH SE IDAHO. INCREASING WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED ALONG WITH THE FRONT TUESDAY AFTERNOON SATISFYING LAKE WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS. BY NOON WEDNESDAY...THE UPPER TROUGH SWEEPS INTO WRN MONTANA AND THE WYOMING BORDER REGIONS WITH THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION RESIDING NEAR THESE RESPECTIVE BORDERS WHILE STRONG WEST WINDS DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE SNAKE PLAIN AND SRN HIGHLANDS. 700MB WINDS AND STATISTICAL GUIDANCE ARE BOTH SUPPORTIVE OF WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY. A PROGRESSIVE S/WV RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE NEXT PAC TROUGH ADVANCES TOWARD THE COAST. DRIER CONDITIONS AND CLEARING SKIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOULD SUPPORT MUCH COLDER LOW TEMPS THURSDAY MORNING AND THE LATEST STATISTICAL GUIDANCE WAS SHOWING TEMPS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. THUS SUPPORT FOR A POTENTIAL FROST ADVISORY THURSDAY MORNING APPEARS TO BE MOUNTING. WARMER TEMPERATURES FOLLOW FRIDAY/SATURDAY AS INCREASING SW FLOW SPREADS ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF THE NEXT INCOMING PAC TROUGH WHICH IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE NRN ROCKIES/SRN IDAHO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION. A BRIEF RESPITE FOLLOWS MONDAY/TUESDAY WITH THE MODELS DUMPING A FAIRLY DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM INTO THE GREAT BASIN BY WEDNESDAY. WE MIGHT EVEN SEE SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS IF THIS SYSTEM MATERIALIZES AS THE MODELS PROJECT. TEMPERATURES TAKE A DIGGER WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT AND GRADUALLY WARM TO AROUND CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS BY FRIDAY/SATURDAY. HUSTON && .AVIATION...EXPECT CONTINUED VFR CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. MODELS INDICATING SOME MOISTURE MOVING IN OVERNIGHT AND PUT SOME VCSH OR SHOWERS AT TAF SITES IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. EXPECT SOME 10 TO 20 KNOT WINDS AT IDA AND PIH EARLY THIS EVENING. EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES EASTERN IDAHO. STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT AS WELL. GK && .FIRE WEATHER...UPPER LEVEL TROF AND STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD EASTERN IDAHO ON TUESDAY. EXPECT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY WITH WIND GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT AS MUCH AS 15 TO 20 DEGREES COOLER THAN TUESDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN AREAS. GK && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LAKE WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AFTERNOON IDZ021. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 318 AM MDT MON SEP 16 2013 IDZ017>025-031-032-170930- 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- 318 AM MDT MON SEP 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR TODAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER 40MPH...BUT THE CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS IS VERY LOW. A FEW STORMS MAY LINGER TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STRONGER SYSTEM SWINGS ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL RAMP UP TOMORROW ESPECIALLY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...THAT PUSHES INTO WESTERN AREAS TOMORROW AND EVENTUALLY THROUGH ALL OF EASTERN IDAHO ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG/LOCALLY SEVERE STORMS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT TOMORROW. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE 20-30MPH SUSTAINED AHEAD OF THE FRONT BECOMING WEST/SOUTHWEST BEHIND IT. LAKE WIND ADVISORIES AT THE VERY LEAST MAY BE NEEDED BOTH DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE 15-20 DEGREES COOLER VS. TUESDAY...WHICH IS ALSO AROUND 10 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE FOR MID SEPTEMBER. LOWS THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE CHILLY...WITH 20S AND 30S FOR MOST OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS. 35-45 DEGREE LOWS ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE SNAKE PLAIN AND SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS. WE MAY NEED FROST ADVISORIES THAT MORNING ACROSS THE UPPER PART OF THE PLAIN. .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 743 PM MDT MON SEP 16 2013 IDZ017-021-170230- MINIDOKA ID-BINGHAM ID-POWER ID-BLAINE ID- 743 PM MDT MON SEP 16 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHEASTERN BLAINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL IDAHO EAST CENTRAL MINIDOKA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO NORTHWESTERN POWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN BINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO UNTIL 830 PM MDT AT 741 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF RUPERT..MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL EASTERN MINIDOKA COUNTY... RURAL SOUTHEASTERN BLAINE COUNTY... RURAL WESTERN POWER COUNTY... RURAL NORTHWESTERN POWER COUNTY... RURAL EASTERN BLAINE COUNTY... RURAL SOUTHWESTERN BINGHAM COUNTY... LAT...LON 4318 11313 4289 11293 4270 11354 4288 11364 TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 236DEG 26KT 4282 11353 HEDGES
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1159 PM MDT MON SEP 16 2013
IDZ017-020>023-170700-
CARIBOU ID-MINIDOKA ID-BINGHAM ID-BUTTE ID-BONNEVILLE ID-POWER
ID-CASSIA ID-BANNOCK ID-BLAINE ID-
1159 PM MDT MON SEP 16 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
EAST CENTRAL BLAINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL IDAHO
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL BUTTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IDAHO
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CASSIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO
NORTHEASTERN MINIDOKA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO
NORTHWESTERN BANNOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
NORTHERN POWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
EXTREME WEST CENTRAL BONNEVILLE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
WESTERN BINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CARIBOU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
UNTIL 100 AM MDT
AT 1152 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 26 MILES WEST OF
ABERDEEN TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF AMERICAN FALLS TO 12 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF NEELEY..AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS...ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AMERICAN FALLS..
ABERDEEN...
FORT HALL BANNOCK CREEK LODGE...
PINGREE...
FORT HALL BUFFALO LODGE...
CHUBBUCK...
POCATELLO
FORT HALL CITY...
FORT HALL EAGLE LODGE...
BLACKFOOT...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4351 11264 4325 11209 4281 11212 4255 11306
4283 11299 4306 11350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0555Z 237DEG 33KT 4306 11329 4288 11288
4260 11296
JKEYESSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1244 AM MDT TUE SEP 17 2013
IDZ020-021-023-170745-
CARIBOU ID-JEFFERSON ID-BINGHAM ID-BONNEVILLE ID-BANNOCK ID-MADISON
ID-
1244 AM MDT TUE SEP 17 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
NORTH CENTRAL BANNOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
BONNEVILLE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
CENTRAL BINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CARIBOU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
UNTIL 145 AM MDT
AT 1239 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ROCKFORD TO
BLACKFOOT TO POCATELLO..AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FORT HALL LINCOLN CREEK LODGE...
FORT HALL PUTNAM LODGE...
FORT HALL YANDELL MOUNTAIN...
ROSE...
BONE...
GOSHEN...
SHELLEY...
IDAHO FALLS...
AMMON...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4316 11140 4287 11248 4314 11240 4322 11278
4372 11174 4367 11162 4363 11161 4362 11151
4352 11127
TIME...MOT...LOC 0642Z 245DEG 41KT 4324 11254 4318 11229
4290 11241
JKEYESThe Pocatello radar (KSFX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:34 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Kettle Butte ARL site reported a 61 mph wind gust.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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