Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued July 12 at 2:12AM MDT until July 12 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 12, 2026 - 1:12am
Expires:
July 12, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR IDAHO FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 410, 411 AND 476...
* 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 and Fire Weather
Zone 476 Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF.
* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.
* IMPACTS...High wind gusts could cause any existing fires or
new fire starts to grow rapidly.
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; Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF
Forcast Office:
NWS Pocatello ID
Sender: