WWUS85 KPIH 222323
SPSPIH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
523 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
IDZ051-052-054-055-230000-
Eastern Magic Valley ID-Arco/Mud Lake Desert ID-
Shoshone/Lava Beds ID-Lower Snake River Plain ID-
523 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL IMPACT 
SOUTHEASTERN BLAINE...SOUTH CENTRAL BUTTE...SOUTHEASTERN 
LINCOLN...NORTHWESTERN POWER...WEST CENTRAL BINGHAM AND MINIDOKA 
COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM MDT...

At 522 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16
miles north of Minidoka, or 23 miles northwest of Lake Walcott,
moving northeast at 35 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...
Craters Of The Moon, Kimama, Laidlaw Corrals Airport, Bear Trap
Airport, and Coxs Well Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 4271 11364 4291 11400 4348 11346 4312 11285
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 225DEG 29KT 4297 11360 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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