Red Flag Warning for Sawtooth Range/Northern Sawtooth NF
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Sawtooth Range/Northern Sawtooth NF
- Effective
- Ends or expires
- Official severity
- Severe
- Official urgency
- Expected
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- Likely
What is happening
Impacts: Scattered thunderstorms produce frequent dangerous lightning over an area that can mean extreme initial attack burdens for wildland fire fighting resources.
What the bulletin says to do
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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag Warning for scattered thunderstorms, which is in effect from 1 PM to 9 PM MDT Tuesday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 422 Sawtooth Range/Northern Sawtooth NF. * IMPACTS...Scattered thunderstorms produce frequent dangerous lightning over an area that can mean extreme initial attack burdens for wildland fire fighting resources. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered coverage during the afternoon and evening period. Thunderstorms will during the late night hours at isolated coverage. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusts to 40 mph are possible.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Red Flag Warning issued August 31 at 1:37PM MDT until September 1 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Pocatello ID. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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