Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 5:59PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 22, 2026 - 4:59pm
Expires:
August 22, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description:
At 558 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an outflow boundary
extending from 13 miles southeast of Craters Of The Moon to 17 miles
south of Southwest Inl to 17 miles northwest of Springfield to 9
miles northwest of Aberdeen. Movement was northeast at 45 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...
Blackfoot, Atomic City, Rose, Central Inl, Southwest Inl, Taber,
Southeast Inl, Springfield, Rockford, Moreland, Pingree, Groveland,
East Butte, Big Southern Butte, Bear Trap Airport, Wapello, and Coxs
Well Airport.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Shoshone/Lava Beds; Arco/Mud Lake Desert; Upper Snake River Plain; Lower Snake River Plain; Eastern Magic Valley
Forcast Office:
NWS Pocatello ID
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov