- In force from
- Oct 22, 9:00 PM MDT
- Until
- Oct 23, 6:00 PM MDT
- Issued
- Oct 21, 11:47 AM MDT
- Office
- Pocatello, ID
- Number
- 8 of its kind from this office this year
- Severity
- Severe, Future, Possible
- Where
- ID
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE WAPITI FIRE BURN SCAR IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
For Sawtooth/Stanley Basin, from Pocatello, ID
- What
- Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive rainfall are possible over the Wapiti Fire burn scar.
- Where
- A portion of central Idaho, including the following area, Sawtooth/Stanley Basin.
- When
- From Thursday evening through Friday morning.
- Impacts
- Heavy rainfall over the Wapiti Fire burn scar is expected during the period of the watch. Anyone in or near the Wapiti burn scar should prepare for potential debris flow moving through the Wapiti burn scar. Be sure to stay up to date with information from local authorities. Heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding and debris flows in and near recent wildfire burn scars.
- Additional details
- - National Weather Service Meteorologists are forecasting heavy rainfall over the Wapiti Fire burn scar, which may lead to flash flooding and debris flows. - Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Cape Horn Area and Banner Summit. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What to do
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
For Upper Snake River Plain; Wood River Foothills, from Pocatello, ID
- What
- Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive rainfall are possible over the Big Rock burn scar and Ohio burn scar.
- Where
- Portions of central and southeast Idaho, including the following areas, in central Idaho, Wood River Foothills. In southeast Idaho, Upper Snake River Plain.
- When
- From Thursday evening through Friday afternoon.
- Impacts
- Heavy rainfall over the Big Rock and Ohio burn scar is expected up to and during the period of the watch. Residents near the Big Rock and Ohio burn scar should prepare for potential debris flow. Be sure to stay up to date with information from local authorities. Heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding and debris flows in and near recent wildfire burn scars.
- Additional details
- - National Weather Service Meteorologists are forecasting heavy rainfall over the Big Rock and Ohio burn scar, which may lead to flash flooding and debris flows. - Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Heise. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What to do
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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