Alert archive / Idaho / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this red flag warning at Aug 28, 2011, 5:13 AM MDT for 16 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Aug 28, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 31 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2011, 5:13 AM MDT (11:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 28, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2011, 1:02 PM MDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
Counties Bannock County, ID, Bear Lake County, ID, Bonneville County, ID, Butte County, ID, Caribou County, ID, Clark County, ID, Custer County, ID, Franklin County, ID, Fremont County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Lemhi County, ID, Madison County, ID, Oneida County, ID, Power County, ID, Teton County, ID, Valley County, ID
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 4:26 PM MDT | HAIL 0.25 | 2 Ne Mccammon, ID | HEAVY RAIN. |
| Aug 28, 6:29 PM MDT | DOWNBURST | 6 Sse Grace, ID | ACCUMULATED 0.30 INCH OF RAINFALL DURING PAST HOUR RESULTING FROM THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. |
| Aug 28, 6:40 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 45 | Bern, ID | THUNDERSTORM PASSED TO NORTH. WINDS ARE DIMINISHING AT TIME OF REPORT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 283 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3460 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
198 WWUS85 KPIH 281113 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 513 AM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE ZONES 411...412 AND 413... IDZ411>413-282315- /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0004.110828T1200Z-110829T0400Z/ CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF- 513 AM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE ZONES 411...412 AND 413... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 411 CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF. * TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CARIBOU REGION THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNED AREA FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS: WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED. * OUTFLOW WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * PRECIPITATION: ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MOST STORMS. STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. * IMPACTS: NUMEROUS STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO LIGHTNING. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY QUICKLY SPREAD NEW AND PREEXISTING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
5 follow-up statements
477 WWUS85 KPIH 281419 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 819 AM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE ZONES 411...412...413...475 AND 476... IDZ475-476-290400- /O.EXB.KPIH.FW.W.0004.110828T2000Z-110829T0400Z/ EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF- LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 819 AM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF. * TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS: WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED. * OUTFLOW WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * PRECIPITATION: ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MOST STORMS. STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. * IMPACTS: NUMEROUS STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO LIGHTNING. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY QUICKLY SPREAD NEW AND PREEXISTING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF IDAHO. && $$ IDZ411>413-290400- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110829T0400Z/ CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF- 819 AM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 411...412 AND 413... * AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 411 CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF. * TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CARIBOU REGION THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNED AREA FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS: WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED. * OUTFLOW WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * PRECIPITATION: ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MOST STORMS. STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. * IMPACTS: NUMEROUS STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO LIGHTNING. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY QUICKLY SPREAD NEW AND PREEXISTING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
785 WWUS85 KPIH 290341 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 941 PM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE ZONES 411...412...413...475 AND 476... IDZ411>413-475-476-290900- /O.EXT.KPIH.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110829T0900Z/ CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF-EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF- LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 941 PM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT MONDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 411... 412...413...475 AND 476. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 411 CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF AND FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF. * TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MOUNTAINS. * THUNDERSTORMS: WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED. * OUTFLOW WINDS: WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. * PRECIPITATION: ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MOST STORMS. STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF LOCALLY HEAVIER RAINFALL. * IMPACTS: NUMEROUS STARTS ARE LIKELY DUE TO LIGHTNING. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY QUICKLY SPREAD NEW AND PREEXISTING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
337 WWUS85 KPIH 290421 CCA RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 1020 PM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MONDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE ZONES 411...412...413...475 AND 476... IDZ411>413-475-476-290900- /O.EXT.KPIH.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110829T0900Z/ CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF-EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF- LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 1020 PM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT MONDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 411... 412...413...475 AND 476. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 411 CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF AND FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF. * TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MOUNTAINS. * THUNDERSTORMS: WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED. * OUTFLOW WINDS: WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. * PRECIPITATION: ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MOST STORMS. STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF LOCALLY HEAVIER RAINFALL. * IMPACTS: NUMEROUS STARTS ARE LIKELY DUE TO LIGHTNING. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY QUICKLY SPREAD NEW AND PREEXISTING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
627 WWUS85 KPIH 290849 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 249 AM MDT MON AUG 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 411...412 AND 413... IDZ411>413-291000- /O.CAN.KPIH.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110829T0900Z/ CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF- 249 AM MDT MON AUG 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 411...412 AND 413... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN ISOLATED TODAY THROUGH THE EVENING IN FIRE ZONES 411...412 AND 413. THIS ANTICIPATED COVERAGE IS BELOW RED FLAG WARNING THRESHOLDS THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IDZ475-476-292100- /O.EXT.KPIH.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110830T0400Z/ EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF- LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 249 AM MDT MON AUG 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF. * TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH INTO THE EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS: WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED. * OUTFLOW WINDS: WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. * PRECIPITATION: ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MOST STORMS. STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF LOCALLY HEAVIER RAINFALL. * IMPACTS: NUMEROUS STARTS ARE LIKELY DUE TO LIGHTNING. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS MAY QUICKLY SPREAD NEW AND PREEXISTING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
310 WWUS85 KPIH 291902 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 102 PM MDT MON AUG 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476... IDZ475-476-292015- /O.CAN.KPIH.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110830T0400Z/ EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF- LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 102 PM MDT MON AUG 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. EXPECT NOTHING MORE THAN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IN ZONES 475 AND 476 THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 6:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Bannock | 41 min |
| Aug 27, 7:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Bannock | 43 min |
| Aug 27, 8:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Caribou | 51 min |
| Aug 28, 2:20 PM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PIH | 30 hr | |
| Aug 28, 3:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Bannock | 42 min |
| Aug 28, 3:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Cassia | 60 min |
| Aug 28, 3:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Bannock | 41 min |
| Aug 28, 4:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Bannock | 60 min |
| Aug 28, 4:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Minidoka, Power | 62 min |
| Aug 28, 4:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Caribou | 38 min |
| Aug 28, 5:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Caribou | 48 min |
| Aug 28, 5:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Power | 44 min |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Idaho, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.