Flash Flood Watch
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
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WGUS65 KPIH 131539
FFAPIH
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
939 AM MDT Thu Aug 13 2026
IDZ072-141200-
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Sawtooth/Stanley Basin-
Including the cities of Stanley
939 AM MDT Thu Aug 13 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE WAPITI BURN SCAR IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive rainfall
are possible over the Wapiti burn scar.
* WHERE...A portion of central Idaho, including the following area,
Sawtooth/Stanley Basin.
* WHEN...From Friday afternoon through Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall over the Wapiti burn scar is expected
during the period of the watch. Anyone in or near the Wapiti burn
scar should prepare for potential debris flow moving through the
Wapiti burn scar. Be sure to stay up to date with information from
local authorities. Heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding and
debris flows in and near recent wildfire burn scars.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- National Weather Service Meteorologists are forecasting heavy
rainfall over the Wapiti burn scar, which may lead to flash
flooding and debris flows.
- Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Cape Horn Area and Banner Summit.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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IDZ053-140400-
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Upper Snake River Plain-
Including the cities of Rexburg, Idaho Falls, and St. Anthony
939 AM MDT Thu Aug 13 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BIG ROCK BURN SCAR REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive rainfall
continue to be possible over the Big Rock burn scar.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast Idaho, including the following area,
Upper Snake River Plain.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall over the Big Rock burn scar is expected
during the period of the watch. Anyone in or near the Big Rock burn
scar should prepare for potential debris flow moving through the
Big Rock burn scar. Be sure to stay up to date with information
from local authorities. Heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding
and debris flows in and near recent wildfire burn scars.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- National Weather Service Meteorologists are forecasting heavy
rainfall over the Big Rock burn scar, which may lead to flash
flooding and debris flows.
- Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Heise.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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McKaughan