WWUS85 KPIH 111857
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
1257 PM MDT Sat Apr 11 2026

IDZ062>064-111930-
Big Hole Mountains ID-Caribou Range ID-Blackfoot Mountains ID-
1257 PM MDT Sat Apr 11 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN BONNEVILLE AND EASTERN
BINGHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM MDT...

At 1256 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southwest of Irwin, or 13 miles southwest of Swan Valley,
moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 45 mph and half inch 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...
Swan Valley, northern Palisades Reservoir, and Irwin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If on or near Palisades Reservoir, get out of the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Strong winds will create rough chop.
Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent
thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be
struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on
the water in a thunderstorm.

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LAT...LON 4314 11141 4326 11160 4359 11128 4343 11104
      4339 11104
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 221DEG 27KT 4327 11144

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...45 MPH

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