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...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PAYETTE...SOUTHWESTERN GEM...
SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN MALHEUR COUNTIES THROUGH
545 PM MDT...

At 452 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Vale, or 12 miles west of Ontario, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Areas of blowing dust reducing
visibility. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Ontario around 500 PM MDT.
Payette and Fruitland around 510 PM MDT.
French Corner around 530 PM MDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MDT /3 AM PDT/ TO 10 AM MDT /9
AM PDT/ THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ THURSDAY
NIGHT TO 10 AM MDT /9 AM PDT/ FRIDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as
low as 30 degrees in the Lower Treasure Valley and as low as 28
degrees in the Upper Treasure Valley and Western Magic Valley are
expected.

For the second Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as
24  to 28 degrees are expected.

* WHERE...The Snake Plain in southwest Idaho and southeast Oregon.

* WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, from 4 AM MDT /3 AM PDT/ to
10 AM MDT /9 AM PDT/ Thursday.

For the second Freeze Warning, from midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/
Thursday Night to 10 AM MDT /9 AM PDT/ Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MDT /3 AM PDT/ TO 10 AM MDT /9
AM PDT/ THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ THURSDAY
NIGHT TO 10 AM MDT /9 AM PDT/ FRIDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as
low as 30 degrees in the Lower Treasure Valley and as low as 28
degrees in the Upper Treasure Valley and Western Magic Valley are
expected.

For the second Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as
24  to 28 degrees are expected.

* WHERE...The Snake Plain in southwest Idaho and southeast Oregon.

* WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, from 4 AM MDT /3 AM PDT/ to
10 AM MDT /9 AM PDT/ Thursday.

For the second Freeze Warning, from midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/
Thursday Night to 10 AM MDT /9 AM PDT/ Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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