Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued August 13 at 1:16AM MDT until August 13 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 13, 2026 - 12:16am
Expires:
August 13, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY DUE TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 410 Upper Snake River
Valley/Idaho Falls BLM, Fire Weather Zone 411 Centennial
Mountains and Snake River Range/Targhee NF, Fire Weather Zone
413 Caribou Range/Caribou NF, Fire Weather Zone 422 Sawtooth
Range/Northern Sawtooth NF, Fire Weather Zone 425 Middle Snake
River Valley/Twin Falls BLM north of the Snake River, Fire
Weather Zone 427 Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern
Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River, Fire
Weather Zone 475 East Salmon River Mountains/Salmon NF and
Fire Weather Zone 476 Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF.
* IMPACTS...Frequent lightning will increase risk of new fire
starts.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered coverage with frequent lightning.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...Erratic winds 35 to 45 mph.
Instruction:
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly based on these criteria
for Southeastern Idaho:
- Relative humidity at or below 15 percent and wind gusts of at
least 25 mph in the mountains, or 30 mph in the Snake Plain.
- Thunderstorm coverage of 25 percent, without specific rainfall
criteria.
- Other high impact events deemed critical by the National
Weather Service and area fire management agencies.
Area Description:
Upper Snake River Valley/Idaho Falls BLM; Centennial Mountains and Snake River Range/Targhee NF; Caribou Range/Caribou NF; Sawtooth Range/Northern Sawtooth NF; Middle Snake River Valley/Twin Falls BLM north of the Snake River; Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River; East Salmon River Mountains/Salmon NF; Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF
Forcast Office:
NWS Pocatello ID
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov