Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 6:38PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 22, 2026 - 5:38pm
Expires:
August 22, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
At 637 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Moreland to near Fort Hall Bannock Creek
Lodge. Movement was northeast at 45 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...
Pocatello, Blackfoot, Chesterfield Reservoir, Goshen, Chubbuck,
Shelley, Firth, Fort Hall Buffalo Lodge, Rose, Fort Hall Eagle Lodge,
Fort Hall Lincoln Creek Lodge, Fort Hall Townsite, Moreland, Fort
Hall Mount Putnam, Fort Hall Putnam Lodge, Pocatello Airport,
Groveland, Basalt, Trail Creek Campground, and Wapello.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Upper Snake River Plain; Lower Snake River Plain; Marsh and Arbon Highlands; Blackfoot Mountains
Forcast Office:
NWS Pocatello ID
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov