Calamity Point, ID Weather Warnings

Red Flag Warning issued July 24 at 1:12PM MDT until July 25 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 427... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 410, 413, AND 427... 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 Saturday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 410 Upper Snake River Valley/Idaho Falls BLM and Fire Weather Zone 413 Caribou Range/Caribou NF. * 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. 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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