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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
444 PM MDT Tue Aug 29 2023
 

IDZ072-073-292345-
Sawtooth/Stanley Basin ID-Sun Valley Region ID-
444 PM MDT Tue Aug 29 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact the Ross Fork burn scar in 
southwestern Custer and northwestern Blaine Counties through 545 PM 
MDT...

At 438 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Galena Lodge, or 23 miles northwest of Ketchum, moving 
north at 35 mph. Additional thunderstorms to the south will also 
track north across the burn scar. 

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 45 mph and locally heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Rainfall from these repeated 
         thunderstorms could lead to minor flooding issues from 
         runoff. 

Locations impacted include...
Galena Summit and Smiley Creek Airport. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Locally heavy rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may 
lead to localized flooding near the Ross Fork burn scar. Do not 
drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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LAT...LON 4394 11497 4396 11481 4393 11465 4376 11469
      4381 11471 4379 11476 4380 11480 4379 11482
      4379 11485 4382 11485 4383 11491 4385 11495
      4385 11497 4386 11499 4387 11497 4391 11500
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 188DEG 30KT 4385 11480 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...45 MPH

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