Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
138 WWUS85 KPIH 122236 SPSPIH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pocatello ID 436 PM MDT Fri Jul 12 2024 IDZ060-061-122315- Bear Lake Valley ID-Bear River Range ID- 436 PM MDT Fri Jul 12 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHWESTERN BEAR LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM MDT... At 436 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles east of Oneida Narrows Reservoir, or 13 miles southwest of Montpelier, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 35 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects and cause rough chop on Bear Lake. Locations impacted include... Bear Lake Idaho Portion, Saint Charles, Dingle, Paris, Bloomington, Fish Haven, and Ovid. 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 4222 11162 4231 11156 4226 11121 4200 11118 4200 11142 TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 297DEG 20KT 4224 11154 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...35 MPH $$ TAX