Special Weather Statement
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
405 PM MDT Sat Aug 16 2025

IDZ062-063-162245-
Caribou Range ID-Blackfoot Mountains ID-
405 PM MDT Sat Aug 16 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL CARIBOU...
SOUTHEASTERN BONNEVILLE AND SOUTHEASTERN BINGHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 445
PM MDT...

At 405 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Blackfoot Reservoir, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 35 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Blackfoot Reservoir, Wayan, Henry, and Grays Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If on or near Blackfoot Reservoir, 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 4281 11163 4300 11178 4322 11139 4298 11121
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 239DEG 23KT 4296 11164

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...35 MPH

$$

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