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Red Flag Warning
Issued: 5:08 PM Jul. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 422 AND 427... The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag Warning for scattered thunderstorms, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Friday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 422 Sawtooth Range/Northern Sawtooth 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...In the Sawtooth NF that is north of the Snake River, the thunderstorms will be a mixture of wet and dry thunderstorms, while south of the Snake River in Zone 427 the thunderstorms should be nearly all dry, less than 0.10 of an inch rainfall accumulation. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Erratic winds suddenly gusting to 50 mph are possible. 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: - Thunderstorm coverage of 25 percent, without specific rainfall criteria. &&
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