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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
900 PM MDT Sat May 18 2024

...WIND GUSTS DOCUMENTED DURING THE FRIDAY, MAY 17TH, 2024
DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST IDAHO SORTED BY AREA...

Location                     Speed     Time/Date       Provider

...Wood River Foothills...
5 WSW Gannett                48 MPH    1215 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways

...Upper Snake River Plain...
1 WSW Poplar                 60 MPH    1200 PM 05/17   Mesonet
Idaho Falls Regional Airport 59 MPH    1253 PM 05/17   ASOS
Kettle Butte                 59 MPH    0230 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
2 WSW Ucon                   59 MPH    0334 PM 05/17   Public
2 E Osgood                   59 MPH    0509 PM 05/17   Public
1 NW Idaho Falls             58 MPH    0515 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
Sugar City                   58 MPH    0528 PM 05/17   Public
16 W Osgood                  57 MPH    0200 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
5 NW Osgood                  57 MPH    0524 PM 05/17   Public
2 NE Osgood                  56 MPH    0530 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
Rexburg-Madison Airport      55 MPH    1107 AM 05/17   ASOS
Kettle Butte                 55 MPH    0150 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
Kettle Butte                 55 MPH    0605 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
2 NNE Sugar City             54 MPH    0220 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
2 NE Osgood                  54 MPH    0345 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
Idaho Falls Regional Airport 54 MPH    0520 PM 05/17   ASOS
2 ENE Chester                53 MPH    0300 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
5 SSE Roberts                53 MPH    0430 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
1 ENE Ucon                   52 MPH    0224 PM 05/17   Public
3 N Ucon                     51 MPH    0215 PM 05/17   Public
3 N Ucon                     51 MPH    0215 PM 05/17   CWOP
1 WSW Poplar                 51 MPH    0230 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
1 SW Ucon                    51 MPH    0315 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
1 SE Rexburg                 50 MPH    1209 PM 05/17   Public
2 NNE Sugar City             50 MPH    0120 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
Thornton                     50 MPH    0315 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
2 N Ammon                    50 MPH    0529 PM 05/17   Public
4 NNW Shelley                50 MPH    0530 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
2 SSW Sugar City             49 MPH    0300 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
St. Anthony                  49 MPH    0308 PM 05/17   Public
1 N Roberts                  49 MPH    0415 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
3 NNW Teton                  48 MPH    1109 AM 05/17   Public
2 E Rigby                    48 MPH    0330 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
5 ESE Chester                47 MPH    0209 PM 05/17   Public
7 S Hamer                    46 MPH    1015 AM 05/17   Dept of Highways
11 W Osgood                  46 MPH    0325 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
3 N Thornton                 45 MPH    0109 PM 05/17   Public
2 SSE Rigby                  45 MPH    0123 PM 05/17   Public

...Teton Valley...
1 NE Clementsville           62 MPH    0315 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
1 NE Clementsville           58 MPH    1115 AM 05/17   Mesonet
3 SSW Ashton                 57 MPH    0415 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
3 SSW Ashton                 55 MPH    0245 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
5 ESE Clementsville          53 MPH    1115 AM 05/17   Dept of Highways
2 N Marysville               53 MPH    0234 PM 05/17   Public
3 SSW Ashton                 53 MPH    0515 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
3 SE Judkins                 53 MPH    0545 PM 05/17   Public
6 W Driggs                   52 MPH    0309 PM 05/17   Public
Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport 51 MPH    0257 PM 05/17   AWOS
1 E Marysville               51 MPH    0349 PM 05/17   Public
Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport 51 MPH    0538 PM 05/17   AWOS
5 NW Judkins                 50 MPH    0144 PM 05/17   Public
3 SE Marysville              50 MPH    0259 PM 05/17   Public
Driggs                       49 MPH    1145 AM 05/17   Public
2 SSE Tetonia                49 MPH    1259 PM 05/17   Public
3 NE Driggs                  47 MPH    0119 PM 05/17   Public

...Southern Hills/Albion Mountains...
Cotton Ridge                 46 MPH    0302 PM 05/17   RAWS

...Shoshone/Lava Beds...
1 ENE Richfield              51 MPH    0115 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
Potter Butte                 48 MPH    0554 PM 05/17   RAWS
5 N Owinza                   46 MPH    0244 PM 05/17   RAWS
6 N Shoshone                 46 MPH    0254 PM 05/17   Public

...Raft River Region...
7 NNW Idahome                52 MPH    0900 AM 05/17   Dept of Highways
Moburg Canyon                49 MPH    0139 PM 05/17   RAWS

...Marsh and Arbon Highlands...
2 SW Lund                    58 MPH    1115 AM 05/17   Dept of Highways
Pebble                       49 MPH    1220 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
Fish Creek                   49 MPH    0220 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
1 NW Mccammon                47 MPH    0515 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
7 E Pocatello                45 MPH    0645 PM 05/17   CWOP

...Lower Snake River Plain...
3 NNW Basalt                 61 MPH    0209 PM 05/17   Public
2 NE Pingree                 59 MPH    0644 PM 05/17   Public
3 N Taber                    57 MPH    0415 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
3 W Taber                    56 MPH    1055 AM 05/17   ARLFRD
Rose                         56 MPH    1249 PM 05/17   Public
3 W Taber                    56 MPH    0555 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
4 W Firth                    54 MPH    0245 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
4 NNW Sterling               54 MPH    0400 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
Pocatello Regional Airport   52 MPH    0216 PM 05/17   ASOS
1 SSE Blackfoot              52 MPH    0439 PM 05/17   Public
5 NW Moreland                50 MPH    1145 AM 05/17   Public
1 NE Aberdeen                50 MPH    1225 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
1 WSW Shelley                50 MPH    1229 PM 05/17   Public
2 WSW Moreland               50 MPH    1249 PM 05/17   Public
2 E Fort Hall                50 MPH    0235 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
1 NE Aberdeen                50 MPH    0530 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
1 NE Blackfoot               48 MPH    1150 AM 05/17   Public
3 W Arbon Valley             47 MPH    0445 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
1 NNE Pocatello              46 MPH    1024 AM 05/17   Public
1 ESE Blackfoot              46 MPH    0500 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
2 WSW Chubbuck               45 MPH    0315 PM 05/17   Public
2 NW Pocatello               45 MPH    0415 PM 05/17   CWOP

...Lost River Valleys...
Dead Man Canyon              55 MPH    0400 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
1 SE Darlington              52 MPH    0324 PM 05/17   Public
Base of Howe Peak            52 MPH    0430 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
Dead Man Canyon              49 MPH    0130 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
1 SSE Arco                   47 MPH    0220 PM 05/17   ARLFRD

...Lost River Range...
10 ENE Darlington            61 MPH    0650 PM 05/17   RAWS
10 ENE Darlington            52 MPH    0450 PM 05/17   RAWS

...Eastern Magic Valley...
6 NW Minidoka                52 MPH    0520 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
17 W Aberdeen                50 MPH    1247 PM 05/17   RAWS
6 WSW Cold Water             46 MPH    1259 PM 05/17   Public
10 SE Acequia                45 MPH    0500 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways

...Challis/Pahsimeroi Valleys...
8 NNW Dickey                 50 MPH    0500 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
Challis Airport              48 MPH    0718 AM 05/17   ASOS

...Centennial Mountains/Island Park...
3 N Ashton                   58 MPH    0334 PM 05/17   Public
Aspen Heights                52 MPH    0350 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
3 SSW Rea                    51 MPH    0554 PM 05/17   Public
1 WSW Warm River             47 MPH    0459 PM 05/17   Public
ASHTON                       46 MPH    1240 PM 05/17   CWOP

...Caribou Range...
11 WNW Swan Valley           57 MPH    0530 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
Moss Avery                   50 MPH    0220 PM 05/17   MESOWEST

...Blackfoot Mountains...
Grace                        55 MPH    0833 PM 05/17   RAWS
Galbraith                    54 MPH    0130 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
Grace                        54 MPH    0533 PM 05/17   RAWS
Galbraith                    53 MPH    0540 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
3 E Lund                     49 MPH    0515 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
Pole Canyon                  48 MPH    0546 PM 05/17   RAWS
Chesterfield Reservoir       47 MPH    0120 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
Dale Bitner                  45 MPH    0645 PM 05/17   RAWS

...Big Hole Mountains...
Canyon Creek                 57 MPH    1030 AM 05/17   MESOWEST
Canyon Creek                 53 MPH    0620 PM 05/17   MESOWEST

...Beaverhead/Lemhi Highlands...
Medicine Lodge               56 MPH    0430 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
6 NW Humphrey                51 MPH    0345 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
Reno Gulch                   51 MPH    0440 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
Blue Dome                    48 MPH    0445 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
4 NNW Humphrey               45 MPH    0445 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
5 NNE Dubois                 45 MPH    0450 PM 05/17   ARLFRD

...Bear Lake Valley...
3 SW Alton                   47 MPH    0515 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
Bear Lake County Airport     46 MPH    0335 PM 05/17   AWOS

...Arco/Mud Lake Desert...
1 NW Camas                   70 MPH    0545 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
6 NW Atomic City             61 MPH    0345 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
5 WSW Craters of Moon        61 MPH    0600 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
INL INTEC/Grid 3             60 MPH    0320 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
INL Critical Infrastructure  59 MPH    0505 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
5 WSW Craters of Moon        58 MPH    0200 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
1 NNW Craters of the Moon    58 MPH    0200 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
Atomic City                  57 MPH    0235 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
INL Critical Infrastructure  57 MPH    0325 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
1 NNW Craters of the Moon    56 MPH    0100 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
INL Radioactive Waste Mgmt   56 MPH    0140 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
Sand Dunes                   56 MPH    0420 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
5 NW Atomic City             55 MPH    1115 AM 05/17   Mesonet
9 SSW Mud Lake               55 MPH    0420 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
INL Critical Infrastructure  55 MPH    0530 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
Atomic City                  55 MPH    0550 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
Coxs Well                    54 MPH    1020 AM 05/17   ARLFRD
INL Naval Reactors Facility  54 MPH    0500 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
9 SSW Mud Lake               54 MPH    0530 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
INL Reactor Tech Complex     54 MPH    0540 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
1 NNW Craters of the Moon    54 MPH    0605 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
INL Central Facilities       53 MPH    0415 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
Coxs Well                    53 MPH    0545 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
Lost River Rest Area         52 MPH    0205 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
INL Materials Fuels Complex  52 MPH    0420 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
INL INTEC/Grid 3             52 MPH    0630 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
INL Naval Reactors Facility  51 MPH    0530 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
13 NE Atomic City            51 MPH    0700 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways
1 NE Terreton                50 MPH    0500 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
INL Radioactive Waste Mgmt   50 MPH    0640 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
1 WNW Camas                  49 MPH    0400 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
3 WNW Mud Lake               49 MPH    0415 PM 05/17   Public
5 SW Hamer                   46 MPH    0400 PM 05/17   MESOWEST
INL Specific Manufacturing   45 MPH    1235 PM 05/17   ARLFRD
8 ESE Berenice               45 MPH    1245 PM 05/17   Dept of Highways

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

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KSmith