Special Weather Statement for Franklin/Eastern Oneida Region; Bear River Range; Bear Lake Valley +1 more
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What is happening
At 809 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms and gusty outflow winds near Saint Charles, or 9 miles west of Bear Lake Idaho Portion, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around...
What the bulletin says to do
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.
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Bulletin details
At 809 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms and gusty outflow winds near Saint Charles, or 9 miles west of Bear Lake Idaho Portion, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Montpelier, Bear Lake Idaho Portion, Saint Charles, Oneida Narrows Reservoir, Dingle, Paris, Bloomington, Bern, Minnetonka Cave, Ovid, Border Summit, Mapleton, Geneva, Fish Haven, Liberty, Pegram, Mink Creek, Emmigrant Summit, Geneva Summit, and Bennington.
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Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 8:10PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
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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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