Red Flag Warning until 09:00PM Thursday
The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag Warning for scattered thunderstorms, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 9 PM MDT this evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 413 Caribou Range/Caribou NF and Fire Weather Zone 427 Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River below 6000 feet MSL.
* IMPACTS...Scattered thunderstorms may initiate new starts while outflow winds may create critical fire weather conditions.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered thunderstorms will develop across the southern mountains this afternoon from Oakley to Inkom moving east-northeast toward the Wyoming border through the evening hours. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with stronger cells.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF ... GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF/TWIN FALLS BLM SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER
Instructions:
A red flag warning for thunderstorms means that critical fire weather conditions are expected across Southeastern Idaho with coverage of 25 percent or more, without specific rainfall criteria.
Address/Location
Shoshone Paiute Tribal Emergency Response Commission
1935 Fire Lane
Owyhee, NV 89832
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 775-757-2473
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