Red Flag Warning until 12:00AM Thursday ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY AFT/EVE FOR LIGHTNING... .A cold front, along with plenty of moisture and upper level energy, will allow for scattered to numerous thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening across the entire area. Wind gusts 50-70 mph are possible. Winds behind the front will become moderate (15-25 mph with higher gusts) across southeast Oregon, adding to the concern. Storms will have wet cores with wetting rain likely, but most areas will see lower amounts. The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Red Flag Warning for lightning, which is in effect from noon MDT /11 AM PDT/ Wednesday to midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/ Wednesday night.
* Thunderstorms...Scattered to numerous.
* Outflow Winds...50-70 mph possible.
* Timing...From noon MDT /11 AM PDT/ Wednesday to midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/ Wednesday night.
* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHERN BOISE BLM ... WESTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST ... EASTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST ... NORTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST ... TREASURE VALLEY BLM ... SOUTHERN BOISE/WESTERN SAWTOOTH NF, INCLUDING THE CAMAS PRAIRIE ... OWYHEE MOUNTAINS ... WESTERN TWIN FALLS BLM ... SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS ... BURNS BLM ... VALE BLM ... BAKER VALLEY
Instructions:
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will occur shortly.
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