Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
156 WWUS85 KPIH 290023 SPSPIH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pocatello ID 623 PM MDT Tue May 28 2024 IDZ052>054-058-290045- Arco/Mud Lake Desert ID-Upper Snake River Plain ID- Marsh and Arbon Highlands ID-Lower Snake River Plain ID- 623 PM MDT Tue May 28 2024 ...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN BANNOCK...NORTHEASTERN POWER...NORTHWESTERN BONNEVILLE AND CENTRAL BINGHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM MDT... At 621 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Pocatello on I-86 moving east... HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 45 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Expect blowing dust which could reduce visibilities. Locations impacted include... Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls Reservoir, Chubbuck, Firth, Fort Hall Buffalo Lodge, Rose, Fort Hall Eagle Lodge, Fort Hall Lincoln Creek Lodge, Taber, Portneuf Gap, Fort Hall Townsite, Springfield, Rockford, Moreland, Fort Hall Mount Putnam, Fort Hall Bannock Creek Lodge, Pingree, Pocatello Airport, and Fort Hall Putnam Lodge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near American Falls reservoir, 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 4271 11271 4335 11280 4364 11215 4283 11216 TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 240DEG 49KT 4329 11227 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...45 MPH $$ TW