Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 4 at 5:40PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 4, 2025 - 4:40pm
Expires:
May 4, 2025 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 539 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty winds associated
with showers and thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles
south of West Entrance to near American Falls Reservoir. Movement
was northwest at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 45 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Sugar City, Shotgun Village, Hamer, Ponds Lodge, Kilgore, Targhee
Pass, Newdale, Menan, St Anthony, Southeast Inl, Osgood, Butte City,
Howe, Shelley, Pingree, Island Park Village, Idaho Falls, Small,
Ucon, and Humphrey.
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; Teton Valley; Centennial Mountains/Island Park; Beaverhead/Lemhi Highlands; Lost River Valleys; Lost River Range
Forcast Office:
NWS Pocatello ID