BOI pulls the trigger...

Vigorous high based storm now ongoing south of Jordan Valley.  Per steady escalation of prob severe and 55 dBZ core aloft in deeply mixed environment pulled the trigger on a severe thunderstorm warning for potential damaging winds.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
401 PM MDT THU MAY 5 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL OWYHEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO...
  EAST CENTRAL MALHEUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OREGON...

* UNTIL 500 PM MDT

* AT 401 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM
  WAS LOCATED 28 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SILVER CITY...OR 30 MILES EAST OF
  ROME...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 45 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO
  ACCOMPANY THE DAMAGING WINDS.

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  WEST CENTRAL OWYHEE AND EAST CENTRAL MALHEUR COUNTIES...INCLUDING
  THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: LITTLE GRASSY RESERVOIR...AROCK...DANNER...
  COW LAKES...SOUTH MOUNTAIN...ANTELOPE RESERVOIR...NORTH FORK OWYHEE
  CAMPGROUND...CLIFFS...LITTLE GRASSY MOUNTAIN AND CASTRO RIDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY
LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.

&&

LAT...LON 4267 11680 4255 11708 4299 11764 4316 11722
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 145DEG 38KT 4267 11705

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TORNADOTOD