Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued June 24 at 12:17PM MDT until June 26 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 24, 2026 - 11:17am
Expires:
June 25, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
413...
The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag
Warning for scattered thunderstorms, which is in effect from 9 AM
Thursday to midnight MDT Thursday night.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 413 Caribou Range/Caribou NF.
* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected.
Lightning may generate new fire starts. Any new fire starts or
existing fires may spread rapidly
* THUNDERSTORMS...25 to 35 percent coverage.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...35 to 55 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:
Caribou Range/Caribou NF
Forcast Office:
NWS Pocatello ID
Sender: