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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Boise ID
241 AM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025

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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
West Central Mountains-Lower Treasure Valley-Southwest Highlands-
Owyhee Mountains-Upper Weiser River-Harney County-Baker County-
Malheur County-Oregon Lower Treasure Valley-
Including the cities of Venator, Nampa, Bear, Three Creek,
Malheur City, Council, Indian Valley, New Princeton, Diamond,
Cascade, Crane, Caldwell, Cambridge, McCall, Goodrich, Burns,
Cuprum, Big Creek, Warm Lake, Nyssa, Ontario, Murphy Hot Springs,
Glendale, Dunnean, Riddle, Reynolds, Grasmere, Fruitvale,
Buchanan, Silver City, Mesa, Baker, and Ola
241 AM MDT Sun Aug 17 2025 /141 AM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible
  over burn scars.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest Idaho, including the following
  areas, Lower Treasure Valley, Owyhee Mountains, Southwest
  Highlands, Upper Weiser River and West Central Mountains and
  Oregon, including the following areas, Baker County, Harney
  County, Malheur County and Oregon Lower Treasure Valley.

* WHEN...From this afternoon through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding or debris
  flows in and near recent wildfire burn scars.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - National Weather Service Meteorologists are forecasting heavy
    rainfall over burn scars, which may lead to flash flooding
    and debris flows.
  - https://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.

&&

$$

LC

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