Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 16 at 5:18PM MDT until July 16 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS Boise ID
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 16, 2026 - 4:18pm
Expires:
July 16, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
At 518 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of
Castleford, or 25 miles west of Jerome, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Wendell and Hagerman.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Gooding, ID; Owyhee, ID; Twin Falls, ID
Forcast Office:
NWS Boise ID
Sender: