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FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR..
SOUTHEASTERN BONNEVILLE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO..
EAST CENTRAL BINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO..
NORTH CENTRAL CARIBOU COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO..

* UNTIL 800 PM MDT

* AT 708 PM MDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR CHESTERFIELD…OR 7 MILES EAST OF CHESTERFIELD RESERVOIR…AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

IN ADDITION…AT 655 PM MDT…GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED
IN CHESTERFIELD.

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* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE..
NORTHERN BLACKFOOT RESERVOIR…CUTTHROAT TROUT CAMPGROUND AND GRAYS
LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

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