Widespread severe weather reported on the 13th.
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Widespread severe weather reported on the 13th.
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 May 13, 12:25 PM MST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pocatello ID 125 PM MDT Mon May 13 2024 .SHORT TERM...Tonight and Tuesday An upper level trough moving through eastern Oregon and western Idaho this afternoon has brought an end to our mostly clear skies and dry weather. Afternoon satellite imagery continues to show continued development of the CU field across the region with already a handful of thunderstorms having developed. Hi-res CAMs continue to point towards areas along the Nevada/Utah borders and into the eastern Highlands as the primary area for precipitation today, but valley locations will get in on the action as well. Not expecting any widespread severe thunderstorm activity today but some storms will certainly be capable of gusty winds to 40-45 mph and maybe some small hail. In addition to the storms, winds have picked up across a good chunk of the region as well and this will continue through the daylight hours. Precipitation should begin to diminish after sunset with precip free conditions expected overnight. A secondary shortwave will dip down across the region overnight and into the early morning on Tuesday. This secondary shortwave will spark additional shower and storm development on Tuesday. Tomorrow's activity will likely favor the eastern half of the region. Similar to today, not expecting anything severe but a stronger storm or two will be possible. Temperatures tomorrow will run about 5 degrees cooler than today's highs as slightly cooler air moves in behind today's trough but still should run on the warmer side of average. McKaughan .LONG TERM...Wed through next Mon night The upper level trough is still passing to the east Wed/Wed night. This means the northwest flow will keep precipitation going along the entire eastern highlands from MT to UT. The upper level ridging behind the trough lasts 24 hours for a dry period. On Fri, the upper level flow becomes flat. Most of the solution clusters indicate dry flow, but 25 to 30 percent show some possible troughing. This compares to the deterministic GFS showing a strong trough punching up the winds very strongly with some light precipitation. So I would put that Fri and thus beyond are low confidence right now. And the clusters mostly agree with 45 to 55 percent indicating a wet pattern, and the rest (depending on the day) indicating dry pattern. On Mon, there is little consensus, with most indicating at least a chance for a wet pattern. There is an upper level trough somewhere in the Pacific Northwest are along the coast, possibly as far north as the BC coast. Consensus temperatures are still at or above normal with Thu a day when temperatures in eastern Idaho may easily reach 80 degrees. This may push river stages higher if there is snow available in the river's basin. Winds have good upper level support to be elevated during this time if surface wind aligns for westerly or northwesterly wind. Messick && .AVIATION... VFR conditions expected to prevail outside of any showers and thunderstorms. Expecting precipiation to move across the region this afternoon and evening as an upper level trough swings through the area. Still not much in the way of confidence as to if/when any impacts will be seen at terminals so will maintain VCTS wording for now and add TEMPOs if confidence increases. Gusty SW/W winds also being observed at KPIH, KBYI and KIDA and this will continue through sunset. Precip and winds should diminish around 02-04Z with quiet conditions expected for the overnight period. Additional shower/storm development is possible once again Tuesday but will likely be focused more across the eastern part of the region which should keep KSUN and KBYI void of any precipitation concerns. McKaughan && .HYDROLOGY... The Portneuf and Blackfoot rivers remain the water ways of concern, though forecasts continue to trend down with water levels throughout the upcoming week despite a very slight uptick of water levels on the Portneuf River over the last 24 hours. McKaughan && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
325 PM MDT Mon May 13 2024
IDZ060-061-132200-
Bear Lake Valley ID-Bear River Range ID-
325 PM MDT Mon May 13 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND
SOUTHWESTERN BEAR LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM MDT...
At 323 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles northwest of Saint
Charles to 8 miles northwest of Garden City. Movement was east at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 35 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds will likely create dangerous boating conditions
on Bear Lake.
Locations impacted include...
Bear Lake Idaho Portion, Saint Charles, Fish Haven, and Minnetonka
Cave.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near Bear Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Strong winds will create rough chop.
Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent
thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be
struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on
the water in a thunderstorm.
&&
LAT...LON 4216 11157 4219 11120 4200 11119 4200 11157
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 264DEG 22KT 4217 11158 4199 11156
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...35 MPH
TAXThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
31 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A 61 mph gust measured at Bartlett Lake mesonet site.
A 58 mph wind gust measured at Rocky Point ITD platform.
Private weather station recorded 58 mph gust east/southeast of St Charles.
Idaho Power reported 100 customers without power due to thunderstorm winds south of Oakley.
A private weather station near Churchill measured a 58 mph wind gust.
A 59 mph wind gust measured 4 miles south of Burley at station DVI01498.
Idaho Power reported 550 customers without power from just west of Paul north to Idaho Highway 24.
Reports of tree damage, power outages with Idaho Power reporting 1,100 customers without power in Burley.
A 62 mph wind gust recorded at the Burley Municipal Airport ASOS.
Trees downed in Rupert.
Pine tree uprooted north of Acequia.
Two pine trees downed just north of Paul.
Idaho Power reported 1,100 customers without power across Minidoka, Hawley, Acequia, and Rupert.
A 70 mph wind gust measured at site RPT1.
A private weather station recorded a 67 mph wind gust near intersection of 300 N and N 100 E.
The ITD Idahome site recorded a 65 mph wind gust.
A 67 mph wind gust measured at the MALI mesonet site.
A 62 mph wind gust measured at the Hawley Union Pacific mesonet site.
A 64 mph wind gust measured at the Coldwater ITD mesonet site.
A 65 mph wind gust measured at the Yale ITD mesonet site.
A 70 mph wind gust measured at the Idahome ITD mesonet site.
The Minidoka ARL mesonet site recorded a 60 mph wind gust.
The ITD Tom Cat Summit mesonet site recorded an 80 mph wind gust.
Idaho Power reported 100 customers lost power west of Aberdeen.
Trees downed in west of American Falls.
Idaho Power reported over 150 customers without power from west Chubbuck to American Falls Reservoir.
A 63 mph gust measured at the Pocatello Airport at 6 pm EDT and a 64 mph gust measured at 6:07 pm EDT.
Idaho Power reported 400 customers without power in southwest Lincoln County.
Upper third of large Pine tree snapped off along Mink Creek.
A 60 mph wind gust measured at the ITD Gem Valley mesonet site.
Idaho Power reported over 80 customers without power from east of Aberdeen to the American Falls Reservoir.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Idaho in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, May 2024
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: 1188746, 1188750, 1188754, 1188757, 1188761, 1188764, 1188770, 1188773, 1188776, 1188783, 1188797, 1188801, 1188807, 1188809, 1188812, 1188815, 1188821, 1188832, 1188835, 1188836, 1188838, 1188840, 1188846, 1188850, 1188853, 1188855, 1188857, 1188860, 1188863, 1188866, 1188868.