WW 468 SEVERE TSTM ID 262145Z – 270300Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 468
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM MDT Wed Jun 26 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southern and Central Idaho
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 345 PM
until 900 PM MDT.
* Primary threats include…
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY…Widely scattered to scattered strong to severe
thunderstorms are forecast to continue to develop this afternoon and
persist into the evening across southern and central Idaho. A few
of the stronger storms may evolve into weak supercells. The more
intense thunderstorms will be potentially capable of severe gusts
(60-70 mph) and large hail (1 to 1.5 inches in diameter).
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85
statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles northwest of
Boise ID to 60 miles south of Monida MT. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU8).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
REMEMBER…A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 464…WW 466…WW 467…
AVIATION…A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean storm motion vector
25025.
…Smith
