Heavy rains from a thunderstorm brought neighborhood street flooding to Idaho Falls with ankle deep water.
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Heavy rains from a thunderstorm brought neighborhood street flooding to Idaho Falls with ankle deep water.
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 Jun 23, 3:24 AM MST, 9 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pocatello ID 424 AM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018 .SHORT TERM...Today through Monday. An upper level low will move from western Montana southeast into Wyoming and an associated strong cold front will push through Idaho. Showers and isolated thunderstorms are also expected this afternoon. An upper level ridge will push east and drying conditions will move into Idaho tonight. Temperatures will be much colder today behind the cold front with breezy conditions expected today as well and a lake wind advisory for the American Falls Reservoir is in effect today. Expect dry and much warmer conditions Sunday as the ridge moves overhead. Dry and much warmer conditions will continue Monday. GK .LONG TERM...Tuesday through Saturday. Expect dry and warm conditions Tuesday through Thursday with the next system moving into the region with the potential for showers Friday and Saturday with colder weather moving in. GK && .AVIATION...A low pressure system will move through the area today. Expect breezy to moderate winds particularly across the Eastern Magic Valley and Snake river plain. Look for vicinity thunderstorms for all TAF sites except KBYI by mid to late afternoon lasting into the early evening. Wyatt && .FIRE WEATHER...A low pressure system will move through the area today into the evening bringing scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Wind gusts will be around 30 to 35 mph for zone 425 and 20 to 30 mph elsewhere. High pressure builds in Sunday into Monday bringing warmer and drier conditions. A weak, dry cold front will push through on Tuesday morning with winds gusting to around 25 to 30 mph. Models suggest another system moving through late Thursday next week bringing a slight chance of sowers and thunderstorms as well as elevated winds. Wyatt && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Lake Wind Advisory from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM MDT this evening for IDZ021. &&
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
946 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM TORNADO 5 NW DARLINGTON 43.86N 113.41W
06/21/2018 BUTTE ID NWS STORM SURVEY
UPDATE TO PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT BASED ON
NWS STORM SURVEY: TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN
AROUND 1:15PM. NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS
WERE FOUND DOWNED ALONG HUSTON ROAD. MINOR
DAMAGE TO A GARAGE, AN OVERTURNED CAMPER, AN
UPROOTED TREE, AND ADDITIONAL LARGE TREE
LIMBS WERE FOUND ON PRIVATE PROPERTY ON
HUSTON ROAD. VIDEO SHOWED THE TORNADO NEAR
LESLIE BUTTE, ALTHOUGH IT MAY HAVE LIFTED
TEMPORARILY IN THIS AREA. BARBED WIRE
FENCING AND LARGE FENCE POSTS WERE FOUND
RIPPED OUT OF THE GROUND ABOUT A MILE AND A
HALF EAST OF DARLINGTON. VIDEO SHOWS THE
TORNADO LIFTING AROUND 1:38 PM. FINAL RATING
FOR THIS TORNADO IS A HIGH-END EF0 WITH WIND
SPEEDS OF 75 TO 85 MPH. THE TORNADO IS
ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN 250 FEET WIDE AND
POTENTIALLY 7 MILES LONG. THE DURATION OF
THE TORNADO EVENT WAS 23 MINUTES.
&&
VALLEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
953 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0121 PM HAIL 4 NW DARLINGTON 43.86N 113.47W
06/21/2018 E1.75 INCH CUSTER ID PUBLIC
RESIDENTS REPORTED HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE
ALONG QUAIL LANE IN LESLIE WITH MINOR HAIL
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. REPORTED TO NWS STORM
SURVEY TEAM. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
&&
KSMITHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
957 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 PM HAIL 3 NNW DARLINGTON 43.86N 113.45W
06/21/2018 E0.50 INCH CUSTER ID PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT MOOSE CROSSING RV
PARK. EMPLOYEE ALSO REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD OR
TORNADO LOOKING SOUTHEAST. REPORTED TO NWS
STORM SURVEY TEAM. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON
RADAR.
&&
KSMITHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1007 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 NW DARLINGTON 43.87N 113.49W
06/21/2018 CUSTER ID PUBLIC
PUBLIC PHOTO OF A WELL-FORMED FUNNEL CLOUD
OVER LESLIE SUBMITTED TO EAST IDAHO NEWS.
TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
0115 PM TORNADO 5 NW DARLINGTON 43.86N 113.41W
06/21/2018 BUTTE ID NWS STORM SURVEY
UPDATE TO PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT BASED ON
NWS STORM SURVEY: TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN
AROUND 1:15PM. NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS
WERE FOUND DOWNED ALONG HUSTON ROAD. MINOR
DAMAGE TO A GARAGE, AN OVERTURNED CAMPER, AN
UPROOTED TREE, AND ADDITIONAL LARGE TREE
LIMBS WERE FOUND ON PRIVATE PROPERTY ON
HUSTON ROAD. VIDEO SHOWED THE TORNADO NEAR
LESLIE BUTTE, ALTHOUGH IT MAY HAVE LIFTED
TEMPORARILY IN THIS AREA. BARBED WIRE
FENCING AND LARGE FENCE POSTS WERE FOUND
RIPPED OUT OF THE GROUND ABOUT A MILE AND A
HALF EAST OF DARLINGTON. VIDEO SHOWS THE
TORNADO LIFTING AROUND 1:38 PM. FINAL RATING
FOR THIS TORNADO IS A HIGH-END EF0 WITH WIND
SPEEDS OF 75 TO 85 MPH. THE TORNADO IS
ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN 250 FEET WIDE AND
POTENTIALLY 7 MILES LONG.
0117 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 NW DARLINGTON 43.85N 113.46W
06/21/2018 CUSTER ID PUBLIC
PUBLIC PHOTO OF A FUNNEL CLOUD NEARLY
TOUCHING THE GROUND OFF OF HOUSTON RD IN
LESLIE. NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THE
FUNNEL CLOUD SUBMITTED FROM ACROSS THE AREA.
TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR AND
SURROUNDING REPORTS.
0117 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 NNW DARLINGTON 43.86N 113.45W
06/21/2018 CUSTER ID EMERGENCY MNGR
BUTTE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS THAT
BUTTE COUNTY 911 RECEIVED 3 REPORTS OF A
FUNNEL CLOUD IN THE VICINITY OF DARLINGTON
NOT FAR FROM THE BUTTE/CUSTER COUNTY LINE.
TRAINED SPOTTER BETWEEN MACKAY AND LESLIE
ALSO REPORTED VISIBLE ROTATION AS STORM
PASSED. NO REPORTS OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN AT
THIS TIME. TIME OF LSR BASED ON RADAR.
0118 PM HAIL 4 NW DARLINGTON 43.86N 113.46W
06/21/2018 E0.50 INCH CUSTER ID PUBLIC
PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL ESTIMATED IN LESLIE
PER VIDEO FOOTAGE.
0120 PM HAIL 3 NNW DARLINGTON 43.86N 113.45W
06/21/2018 E0.50 INCH CUSTER ID PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT MOOSE CROSSING RV
PARK. EMPLOYEE ALSO REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD OR
TORNADO LOOKING SOUTHEAST. REPORTED TO NWS
STORM SURVEY TEAM. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON
RADAR.
0121 PM HAIL 4 NW DARLINGTON 43.86N 113.47W
06/21/2018 E1.75 INCH CUSTER ID PUBLIC
RESIDENTS REPORTED HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE
ALONG QUAIL LANE IN LESLIE WITH MINOR HAIL
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. REPORTED TO NWS STORM
SURVEY TEAM. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
0130 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 SE DARLINGTON 43.81N 113.41W
06/21/2018 BUTTE ID TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD OVER KING MOUNTAIN.
0138 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 NE DARLINGTON 43.85N 113.37W
06/21/2018 BUTTE ID PUBLIC
EAST OF HIGHWAY 93 NEAR LESLIE.
0344 PM HAIL 2 N MACKS INN 44.52N 111.33W
06/21/2018 E0.50 INCH FREMONT ID TRAINED SPOTTER
LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL
ON THE DECK BETWEEN 344 PM AND 353 PM. WIND
ESTIMATED AT 30 MPH.
0344 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N MACKS INN 44.57N 111.34W
06/21/2018 FREMONT ID UTILITY COMPANY
REPORTS OF TREE DOWN ON POWERLINES AND
POWERLINES DOWN NEAR THE ASPEN RIDGE
SUBDIVISION DUE TO HIGH WINDS, RESULTING IN
A POWER OUTAGE. INFORMATION FROM FALL RIVER
RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE FACEBOOK PAGE.
&&
KSMITHSpecial Weather Statement National Weather Service Pocatello ID 120 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2018 IDZ020-231945- Upper Snake River Plain ID- 120 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BONNEVILLE AND NORTHEASTERN BINGHAM COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM MDT... At 120 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Shelley or 7 miles southwest of Idaho Falls, moving east at 15 mph. Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Idaho Falls, Ammon, Shelley and Iona. LAT...LON 4338 11224 4352 11227 4352 11189 4337 11188 TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 268DEG 15KT 4344 11217 Valle
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
147 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM HAIL 4 N SHELLEY 43.44N 112.12W
06/23/2018 E0.88 INCH BONNEVILLE ID PUBLIC
HAIL COVERING GROUND.
&&
JAHThe Pocatello radar (KSFX), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:17 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains from a thunderstorm brought neighborhood street flooding to Idaho Falls with ankle deep water. The main flooded area was the Stonebrook subdivision off of Sunnyside Road.
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