Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 8:10PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 29, 2026 - 7:10pm
Expires:
July 29, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
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.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Franklin/Eastern Oneida Region; Bear River Range; Bear Lake Valley; Caribou Range
Forcast Office:
NWS Pocatello ID
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov