Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
277 WUUS55 KPIH 180437 SVRPIH IDC005-011-029-077-180515- /O.NEW.KPIH.SV.W.0058.260918T0437Z-260918T0515Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Pocatello ID 1037 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026 The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Caribou County in southeastern Idaho... North central Bannock County in southeastern Idaho... Northeastern Power County in southeastern Idaho... South central Bingham County in southeastern Idaho... * Until 1115 PM MDT. * At 1037 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Portneuf Gap, or 8 miles south of Pocatello, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Pocatello, Chesterfield Reservoir, American Falls Reservoir, Chubbuck, Inkom, Fort Hall Buffalo Lodge, Portneuf Gap, Fort Hall Townsite, Fort Hall Mount Putnam, Fort Hall Bannock Creek Lodge, Pocatello Airport, Fort Hall Putnam Lodge, and Mink Creek Pass. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4256 11240 4284 11282 4319 11224 4290 11186 TIME...MOT...LOC 0437Z 225DEG 49KT 4275 11244 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH $$ GK