Power Outage in Pocatello, ID

A lightning strike nocked a portion of a large tree onto power lines taking them down and lit the tree on fire along Hawthorne Rd in Chubbuck.

Idaho Power reported about 1,000 customers in Pocatello without power on the afternoon of the 18th.

It is believed lightning struck transformers creating sparks that caused two fires in Pocatello. The first occurred in a field outside the School District 25 main office building on Pole Line Road. A second fire occurred at the 500 block of North Ninth Avenue. Sparks from a transformer ignited a grass fire that destroyed a car and spread to the exterior of a house destroying the attic. The home was unoccupied and was declared salvageable. About 1,000 Pocatello residents also lost power.

Thunderstorm winds caused a a tree to come down onto a power line and crews worked quickly to remove the obstruction and restore power to affected customers. The reported outage affected over 3,800 Idaho Power customers in Chubbuck for approximately 45 minutes Tuesday.||The outage occurred around 2:30 p.m. and was resolved around 3:10 p.m.

Thunderstorm winds downed a power line on Jefferson Avenue and many power outages occurred in Pocatello on the 26th. Idaho Power reported 2,000 customers without power.

A thunderstorm moved through Pocatello and downed trees and power lines and thousands of people were reported without power in the Pocatello and Chubbuck area through 11 pm on the 21st.

A thunderstorm downed trees onto power lines and 3 thousand people lost power in the Chubbuck area. Several branches blown off trees and a small fire started due to a transformer blowing out. Some minor damage to houses as well occurred.

A thunderstorm downed trees onto power lines and 3 thousand people lost power in the Chubbuck area. Several branches blown off trees and a small fire started due to a transformer blowing out. Some minor damage to houses as well occurred.

Thunderstorm winds downed power lines and over 900 people without power until 10 pm.

Thunderstorm winds downed power lines and over 900 people without power until 10 pm.

Several trees downed in Chubbuck. Power lines down with outages. Damage to a trailer from a tree falling on it.

Thunderstorm outflow brought severe winds to the Pocatello regional airport and power outages in Pocatello.

Thunderstorm winds caused a a tree to come down onto a power line and crews worked quickly to remove the obstruction and restore power to affected customers. The reported outage affected over 3,800 Idaho Power customers in Chubbuck for approximately 45 minutes Tuesday.||The outage occurred around 2:30 p.m. and was resolved around 3:10 p.m.|||||||The reported outage affected over 3,800 Idaho Power customers in Chubbuck for approximately 45 minutes Tuesday.||An Idaho Power spokesperson, Mark Lupo, told the Journal on Tuesday that the outage was wind-related.||Lupo said a tree came down onto a power line and crews worked quickly to remove the obstruction and restore power to affected customers.||The outage occurred around 2:30 p.m. and was resolved around 3:10 p.m.

Severe thunderstorm winds downed power lines in Pocatello on Jefferson Avenue around 745. Idaho Power reported 2,000 customers in the Pocatello area. The Pocatello Regional Airport reported a wind gust of 61 mph.

A powerful winter storm brought snow and wind to the mountains with 5 to 10 inches of snow and many road closuures and accidents. Thunderstorms also accompanied the cold front with the storm with strong winds through the Snake River Plain as well along the front.

Extremely heavy rains caused flash flooding in Power, Bingham, Jefferson, and Bannock Counties.

The most significant flooding took place in Pocatello and Chubbuck in Bannock County, the second major flood in two weeks. Upwards of 4 to 5 inches of rain occurred in a localized area in Old Town and West Pocatello with more widespread 1 to 2 inch amounts north and east in the greater Pocatello area. Major flooding also occurred south of Oakley in Cassia County. Flash flooding also reported in Power County in the Arbon Valley and the Bannock Creek District of the Fort Hall Indian Resveration.

A thunderstorm downed trees onto power lines and 3 thousand people lost power in the Chubbuck area. Several branches blown off trees and a small fire started due to a transformer blowing out. Some minor damage to houses as well occurred.

Extensive damage and warning level winds occurred with the passage of a cold front the evening of March 10th. Two trees were downed into a house in Burley. Several trees downed at Burley parks and golf course. Power lines were downed south of Rupert along Idaho route 24. Much of Minidoka County had power outages causing a black out for nearly 2 hours. The city of Rupert had a complete power outage. Power was restored to many areas by 8 pm. A roof was blown off a building in American Falls into power lines with power outages in the city. The winds caused a power outage in Bear Lake County on the west side of the valley.

Thunderstorm winds caused extensive tree damage and downed power lines throughout Bannock County.

Air conditioner blown off roof and power lines down on 12th street in Pocatello.

Power lines and transformers blown down and out in Pocatello. Power outages extensive throughout the city.

Large trees downed at Hawthorne and Quinn Road damaged power line. 10 power poles down near AMI off of interstate 15. Tree fell near Euclid avenue destroying garage. Tree fell on house hear Idaho State University.

A downpour in downtown Pocatello dropped 1.7 inches of rain in an hour reported by the KPVI television rain gauge. Many downtown streets were flooded and the Center Street underpass closed briefly. Oak Street and 6th and 8th Avenues flooded as well. One house on Oak Street reported basement flooding. Minor flooding was reported in parts of the Arbon Valley in southeast Power county as well.

Strong wind gusts blew several tree branches off trees in the 1 to 3 inch diameter range in the Pocatello old town section and Idaho State University area. Power outages caused as well.

Downed trees and power lines at intersection of Hawthorne and Reservation roads.

Trees and power lines downed south of Inkom.

Trees and power lines downed in Virginia.

Power line blow down onto roof of a residence.

Live power line downed onto residence on east bench of Pocatello.

4500 acre Harkness wildfire started started by a transient's campfire. Several buildings destroyed by fire including 2 homes and 8 additional barns or outbuildings and several vehicles and farm equipment also destroyed. Entire Harkness Canyon area evacuated. 1900 homes in Arimo, Lava Hot Springs, Lund and McCammon lost power. US route 30 from McCammon to Lava Hot Springs was closed as fire as fire burned along the route during afternoon and evening of July 21st.

Eastern Idaho had escaped large wild fires until lightning from a dry thunderstorm outbreak sparked over 40 fires on 07/26. Most of the fires were quickly suppressed , but 9 became much longer lived with 3 of these fires continuing to burn into August. As of the end of July these fires have burned 192,200 acres with costs estimated at $1,455,000. No structures or homes were lost, although a score of homes were threatened in the vicinity of Pocatello and Lava Hot Springs which forced some evacuations. Some crop fields were burned and farm equipment lost, including several harvesters and a pickup truck. Generally the fires consumed sagebrush and juniper with some mixed conifers. The fires were combined administratively by the East Idaho Fire Center into one system know as the Eastern Idaho Complex. The principle fires were: Flat Top located 14 miles west of Aberdeen which had burned 109 square miles before containment. Coffee Point 6 miles northwest of Springfield which had burned 102 square miles before containment. Tin Cup and INEEL fires had merged to burn 76 square miles before containment. These fires had forced the evacuation 450 employees of the Idaho National Engineering and Environment Laboratory for a day. Moonshine, Fisher Springs and Rattlesnake in the Arbon valley in Power county had burned 48 square miles with the Moonshine fire still unconstrained. The West Fork fire near Lava Hot Springs remained uncontained after burning 850 acres. However, it was no longer threatening homes. The Supon fire 20 miles east of Blackfoot has burned 6 square miles and remained uncontained.