Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 1 at 5:57PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 1, 2026 - 4:57pm
Expires:
July 1, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 556 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line
extending from 13 miles southwest of Southwest Inl to American Falls.
Movement was northeast at 30 mph.
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...
Western Pocatello, American Falls, American Falls Reservoir,
Chubbuck, Aberdeen, Atomic City, Fort Hall Buffalo Lodge, Central
Inl, Southwest Inl, Springfield, Pingree, Pocatello Airport, Fort
Hall Townsite, Sterling, and Big Southern Butte.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near American Falls 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.
Area Description:
Shoshone/Lava Beds; Arco/Mud Lake Desert; Lower Snake River Plain; Eastern Magic Valley; Marsh and Arbon Highlands; Lost River Valleys
Forcast Office:
NWS Pocatello ID
Sender: