A video of a weak tornado was posted on social media in open country just north of Soda Springs at 3:35 pm MDT on July 31st.
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A video of a weak tornado was posted on social media in open country just north of Soda Springs at 3:35 pm MDT on July 31st.
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 31, 12:51 PM MST, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pocatello ID 151 PM MDT SUN JUL 31 2016 .SHORT TERM...Tonight through Tuesday. Breezy conditions today continue behind the frontal passage last night. Winds should die down at sunset. Monday should be quiet day with much less wind and no convective activity expected. The next Pacific upper level system moves on shore Tuesday and will drive a cold front into Idaho. Expect a better chance for showers and thunderstorms mainly in the southern and eastern highlands. Temperatures will remain well above seasonal normals Monday and Tuesday. Many areas will have reduced visibility in smoke especially in the central mountain region from large fire near Lowman and smoke drifting eastward. GK .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Southeast Idaho will remain under predominantly dry west to southwest flow aloft as an upper low pressure system moves along the Montana/Canadian border Wednesday. Associated dry cold front pushes through SE Idaho Tuesday night with a significant drop in high temperatures and windy conditions for Wednesday with gusts in the 20 to 30 mph range for the Snake Plain. Developing deep upper level trof along the northern CA coast on Thursday shifts flow back to the south for Friday and the weekend. This southerly flow opens the door to another surge of monsoon moisture and the threat of convective showers and thunderstorms for the remainder of the forecast period. Some differences in the details from model to model so have generally raised precip probabilities for Friday through Sunday. DSH && .AVIATION...Strong gusty winds in the Snake Plain will drop off around sunset and not expected to return for Monday. Otherwise VFR CIGs/VIS with some smoke obscuration in the Central Mountains due to the large fire near Lowman. DSH && .FIRE WEATHER...Red flag warnings remain in effect through 8 pm for zones 475, 476 and 410 with wind gusts of 30 mph expected and humidity below 15 percent. Winds are expected to die down by sunset with humidity rising as well. Monday should be relatively quiet with Tuesday and Wednesday looking active as another cold front approaches. Could see thunderstorm activity Tuesday especially in zones 427 and 413. Winds will increase behind the front in zones 475 and 476 Tuesday afternoon with breezy conditions expected everywhere on Wednesday. May see red flag conditions both Tuesday and Wednesday in the district. GK && .PIH Watches/Warnings/Advisories... Red Flag Warning until 8 PM MDT this evening for IDZ410-475-476. &&
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 308 PM MDT SUN JUL 31 2016 IDZ023-025-312200- CARIBOU HIGHLANDS ID-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION ID- 308 PM MDT SUN JUL 31 2016 ...NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AFFECTING SOUTHERN CARIBOU...NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...EAST CENTRAL BANNOCK AND NORTHWESTERN BEAR LAKE COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM MDT... AT 307 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF THATCHER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GRACE...GEORGETOWN...THATCHER...NITER... GEORGETOWN SUMMIT AND EMMIGRANT SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 4244 11205 4261 11190 4261 11115 4230 11163 TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 294DEG 5KT 4249 11187 AD/HEDGES
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:34 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A video of a weak tornado was posted on social media in open country just north of Soda Springs at 3:35 pm MDT on July 31st.
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