Special Weather Statement for Arco/Mud Lake Desert; Upper Snake River Plain; Lower Snake River Plain +5 more
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Applies to
- Arco/Mud Lake Desert, Beaverhead/Lemhi Highlands, Blackfoot Mountains, Caribou Range, Lost River Range, Lost River Valleys, Lower Snake River Plain, Upper Snake River Plain
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 458 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm outflow from Blackfoot to north of Idaho Falls extending west into the Arco desert. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 45 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 458 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm outflow from Blackfoot to north of Idaho Falls extending west into the Arco desert. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 45 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Idaho Falls, Rigby, Ririe Reservoir, Terreton, Lorenzo, Ammon, Shelley, Iona, Ucon, Menan, Ririe, Roberts, Firth, Lewisville, Mud Lake, Hamer, Rose, Southeast Inl, Monteview, and Northwest Inl.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 24 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Pocatello ID. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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