WWUS85 KPIH 222338
SPSPIH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
538 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
IDZ054>059-230030-
Eastern Magic Valley ID-Franklin/Eastern Oneida Region ID-
Marsh and Arbon Highlands ID-Raft River Region ID-
Southern Hills/Albion Mountains ID-Lower Snake River Plain ID-
538 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BLAINE...WEST
CENTRAL ONEIDA...WESTERN POWER...SOUTHWESTERN BINGHAM...NORTHEASTERN
CASSIA AND SOUTHEASTERN MINIDOKA COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM MDT...

At 537 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an outflow boundary 
extending from 13 miles northeast of Minidoka to Malta. Movement was 
east 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...
American Falls, Malta, Neeley, Lake Walcott, western American Falls
Reservoir, Aberdeen, Declo, Rockland, Albion, Minidoka, Cold Water
Rest Area, Elba, Acequia, Yale Rest Area, Massacre Rocks, Pilar
Butte, Idahome, Sublett Reservoir, Interstate 84 And 86 Junction, and
Roy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 4313 11286 4225 11266 4224 11363 4271 11363
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 260DEG 29KT 4287 11329 4233 11334 

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

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