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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this red flag warning at Jul 31, 2012, 10:25 AM MDT for 7 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Jul 31, 2012, 2:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr. 1 report 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
- Jul 31, 2012, 10:25 AM MDT (16:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 31, 2012, 2:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
Counties Bannock County, ID, Bear Lake County, ID, Bonneville County, ID, Caribou County, ID, Franklin County, ID, Oneida County, ID, Power County, ID
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 3:10 PM MDT | HAIL 0.5 | 8 Sse Rockland, ID |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -426 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2190 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
333 WWUS85 KPIH 311625 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 1025 AM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2PM TO 9PM TODAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 413... IDZ413-010300- /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0021.120731T2000Z-120801T0300Z/ CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF- 1025 AM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONE 413... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF. * TIMING: 2PM TO 9PM TODAY. * THUNDERSTORMS: THE MOST LIKELY AREAS AFFECTED WILL BE AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF POCATELLO SUCH AS LAVAL HOT SPRINGS...WAYAN AND THE BEAR LAKE AREA. MORE ISOLATED STORMS ARE EXPECTED FARTHER WEST IN THE FIRE ZONE. * OUTFLOW WINDS: WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WITH STRONGER STORMS. * PRECIPITATION: AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 0.10 INCHES. * IMPACTS: NEW STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. NEW AND EXISTING FIRES WOULD SPREAD DUE TO ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
2 follow-up statements
816 WWUS85 KPIH 312047 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 247 PM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2PM TO 9PM TODAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 413... IDZ413-010300- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120801T0300Z/ CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF- 247 PM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONE 413... * AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH 9PM TODAY. * THUNDERSTORMS: THE MOST LIKELY AREAS AFFECTED WILL BE AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF POCATELLO SUCH AS LAVAL HOT SPRINGS...WAYAN AND THE BEAR LAKE AREA. MORE ISOLATED STORMS ARE EXPECTED FARTHER WEST IN THE FIRE ZONE. * OUTFLOW WINDS: WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WITH STRONGER STORMS. * PRECIPITATION: AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 0.10 INCHES. * IMPACTS: NEW STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. NEW AND EXISTING FIRES WOULD SPREAD DUE TO ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ IDZ410-011000- /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.A.0008.120802T1800Z-120803T0600Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM- 247 PM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR IDAHO ZONE 410 FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM. * TIMING: THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND HUMIDITY COULD PROMOTE RAPID FIRE GROWTH FOR ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ IDZ475-476-011000- /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.A.0008.120802T1800Z-120803T0600Z/ EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF- LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 247 PM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 475 AND FOR ZONE 476 BELOW 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF. * TIMING: THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS COULD EXCEED 35 MPH AT TIMES. * HUMIDITY: 10 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND HUMIDITY COULD PROMOTE RAPID FIRE GROWTH FOR ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
856 WWUS85 KPIH 010250 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 850 PM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012 IDZ413-010400- /O.EXP.KPIH.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120801T0300Z/ CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF- 850 PM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONE 413... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE REGION. $$ IDZ410-011200- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.A.0008.120802T1800Z-120803T0600Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM- 850 PM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR IDAHO ZONE 410 FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM. * TIMING: THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY: 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND HUMIDITY COULD PROMOTE RAPID FIRE GROWTH FOR ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ IDZ475-476-011200- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.A.0008.120802T1800Z-120803T0600Z/ EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF- LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 850 PM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 475 AND FOR ZONE 476 BELOW 6000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF. * TIMING: THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS COULD EXCEED 35 MPH AT TIMES. * HUMIDITY: 10 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND HUMIDITY COULD PROMOTE RAPID FIRE GROWTH FOR ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Cassia | 46 min |
| Jul 31, 2:47 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PIH | Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Custer, Fremont and 7 more | 23 hr |
| Jul 31, 3:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Power | 64 min |
| Jul 31, 3:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Bannock | 55 min |
| Jul 31, 3:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Teton | 61 min |
| Jul 31, 3:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Bannock | 58 min |
| Jul 31, 4:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Caribou | 65 min |
| Jul 31, 4:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Franklin | 63 min |
| Jul 31, 5:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Bear Lake, Franklin | 42 min |
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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.