Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
758 AM MDT Wed Jul 29 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR IDAHO FIRE WEATHER ZONES 410, 411,
413 AND 427...

IDZ410-411-413-427-300300-
/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0016.260729T2000Z-260730T0300Z/
Upper Snake River Valley/Idaho Falls BLM-
Centennial Mountains and Snake River Range/Targhee NF-
Caribou Range/Caribou NF-
Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls
BLM south of the Snake River-
758 AM MDT Wed Jul 29 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 410, 411, 413, AND 427...

The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag
Warning for scattered thunderstorms, which is in effect from 2 PM
this afternoon to 9 PM MDT this evening.

* 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 and Fire Weather Zone 427 Goose
  Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls
  BLM south of the Snake River.

* IMPACTS...Scattered thunderstorms can produce frequent
  lightning that may in turn produce wildfire starts in
  receptive fuels.

* THUNDERSTORMS...A mix of wet and dry storms.

* OUTFLOW WINDS....Gusts over 35 mph with peak gusts nearing 45-
  55 mph.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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