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WWUS85 KPIH 160445
SPSPIH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
1045 PM MDT Sat Aug 15 2026

IDZ052>054-063-064-067-160545-
Arco/Mud Lake Desert ID-Big Hole Mountains ID-
Upper Snake River Plain ID-Caribou Range ID-
Beaverhead/Lemhi Highlands ID-Lower Snake River Plain ID-
1045 PM MDT Sat Aug 15 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN FREMONT...
JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN BONNEVILLE...MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN CLARK
AND NORTHEASTERN BINGHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM MDT...

At 1043 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Mud Lake to 8 miles west of Idaho Falls.
Movement was northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Heavy rainfall is occurring with these storms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Localized ponding of streets is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Idaho Falls, Rexburg, Rigby, Ririe Reservoir, Terreton, Lorenzo,
Ammon, Iona, Sugar City, Ucon, Menan, Teton, Ririe, Roberts,
Lewisville, Mud Lake, Parker, Hamer, Archer, and Egin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 4419 11187 4358 11142 4339 11221 4388 11258
TIME...MOT...LOC 0443Z 245DEG 24KT 4385 11247 4348 11220

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

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