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Boundary County Sheriff's Office
Monday July 19th, 2021 :: 03:22 a.m. PDT

Alert

Red Flag Warning until 12:00PM Wednesday

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for thunderstorms, which is in effect from 1 AM Tuesday to noon PDT Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 101 Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101) and Fire Weather Zone 674 East Washington Palouse and Spokane Area (Zone 674).

* Thunderstorms: Isolated thunderstorms late Monday Night and Tuesday morning. Scattered thunderstorms late Tuesday Night and Wednesday morning. Brief rain expected with thunderstorms.

* Outflow Winds: Gusty outflow winds are possible near thunderstorms.

* Impacts: Thunderstorms containing only light rain amounts may lead to several new fire starts. Breezy winds may lead to fire spread of any new or existing fires especially on Wednesday.

* AFFECTED AREAS: IDAHO PALOUSE ... EASTERN WASHINGTON EAST COLUMBIA BASIN

Instructions:

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

Address/Location
Boundary County Sheriff's Office
6438 Kootenai St
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 208-267-3151

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Red Flag Warning

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