Flash flooding occurred west of Arimo in Bannock County.
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The episode as NWS PIH wrote it up.
Flash flooding occurred west of Arimo in Bannock County.
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 8, 12:46 PM MST, 5 hours 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 146 PM MDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .DISCUSSION... MOIST PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REGION. AS A RESULT...COVERAGE IS SOMEWHAT LOWER TODAY...MAINLY CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS. HEAVY RAIN IS STILL A POSSIBILITY WITH THESE STORMS AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEAVER CREEK BURN AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL FIRE OFF SEVERAL THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HAVE INCREASED CHANCES BY ABOUT 10 PERCENT EVERYWHERE. DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONTINUE THE FLOOD WATCH INTO SATURDAY. THE COVERAGE APPEARS TO BE A LITTLE LESS AROUND THE SHOSHONE TO KETCHUM AREAS ON SATURDAY. WILL HOLD OFF ON EXTENDING THE FLOOD WATCH AND ALLOW MID SHIFT TO REEVALUATE. ELSEWHERE HEAVY RAIN WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN A STRONG POSSIBILITY. MAY GET A BIT OF A REPRIEVE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE SETTLES IN OVER THE REGION. MONSOON MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE...HOWEVER THE RIDGE WILL HELP TO SQUASH ACTIVITY FROM DEVELOPING IN MANY AREAS. BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS...BUT COVERAGE MAY REMAIN ISOLATED. BY MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL HELP TO ENHANCE THUNDERSTORMS COVERAGE ONCE AGAIN. COULD BE RATHER WET AGAIN FROM MIDWEEK ONWARD. VALLE && .AVIATION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. HAVE VICINITY THUNDERSTORMS AT ALL TAF SITES. BEST CHANCE ON STATION WOULD BE SUN. EXPECT AFTERNOON CONVECTION AGAIN ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUTSIDE OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WITH VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ONLY NON VFR CONDITIONS UNDER HEAVY THUNDERSTORM RAIN. GK && .FIRE WEATHER...VERY MOIST AIR MASS CONTINUES TO PERSIST OVER SOUTHEAST IDAHO TODAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION EARLY THIS EVENING. EXPECT THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO AGAIN DEVELOP SATURDAY. RELATIVELY HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK WITH PERHAPS ANOTHER RELATIVELY WET PERIOD BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. GK && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING IDZ031. &&
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
634 PM MDT FRI AUG 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0514 PM HAIL 1 NW ST. ANTHONY 43.97N 111.69W
08/08/2014 E0.25 INCH FREMONT ID TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZE HAIL
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DPHELPSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
635 PM MDT FRI AUG 8 2014
IDZ023-025-090130-
BEAR LAKE ID-CARIBOU ID-FRANKLIN ID-
635 PM MDT FRI AUG 8 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
SOUTHEASTERN CARIBOU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
BEAR LAKE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
UNTIL 730 PM MDT
AT 628 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
COMPLEX OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 7 MILES NORTH OF MINK CREEK..MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE APPROACHING BEAR LAKE AND WILL BE
AROUND MONTPELIER AROUND 730 PM.
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...
LIBERTY...
OVID AND BERN...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4200 11150 4220 11179 4225 11184 4227 11188
4234 11183 4255 11159 4250 11104 4200 11104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 289DEG 11KT 4232 11167
HINSBERGERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
639 PM MDT FRI AUG 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0638 PM HAIL 8 N RIVERDALE 42.28N 111.84W
08/08/2014 E0.50 INCH FRANKLIN ID TRAINED SPOTTER
MARBLE SIZE HAIL
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DPHELPSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
648 PM MDT FRI AUG 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 PM TSTM WND GST 10 SSW SOUTHWEST INL 43.40N 113.02W
08/08/2014 M66 MPH BUTTE ID MESONET
BIG SOUTHERN SUMMIT.
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MHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 704 PM MDT FRI AUG 8 2014 IDZ020-021-023-090200- BINGHAM ID-BUTTE ID-POWER ID-BANNOCK ID- 704 PM MDT FRI AUG 8 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHEASTERN BUTTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IDAHO NORTHWESTERN BANNOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO NORTHEASTERN POWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO WESTERN BINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO AT 654 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF TABER TO STERLING...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS IMPACTED THROUGH 800 PM MDT INCLUDE... PINGREE... TABER... ROCKFORD... CHUBBUCK AND FORT HALL CITY...MORELAND... POCATELLO... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 4329 11235 4276 11223 4295 11276 4348 11288 TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 296DEG 12KT 4335 11275 4300 11266 HUSTON
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
709 PM MDT FRI AUG 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0708 PM HAIL 1 NNE MINK CREEK 42.25N 111.71W
08/08/2014 E0.50 INCH FRANKLIN ID TRAINED SPOTTER
MARBLE SIZE HAIL FOR LAST 15 MINUTES
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DPHELPSThe Pocatello radar (KSFX), 69 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:19 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding of farmland about 6 miles west northwest of Arimo was reported by spotters. Road closures occurred between the towns of Arimo and Robin due to 12 inches of standing water on roadways.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Idaho in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, August 2014
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