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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Boise, ID

August 1, 2021Elmore County, Idaho

NWS Boise, ID issued this flash flood warning at Aug 1, 2021, 5:32 PM MDT for Elmore County, Idaho. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 1, 2021, 5:32 PM MDT (23:32 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2021, 8:30 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Boise, ID
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Elmore County, ID

The radar

The Boise radar (KCBX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:33 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 53 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Boise Airport, ID at 12:00Z on 2021-08-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Boise Airport, ID at 12:00Z on 2021-08-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 78 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-186 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1142 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

810 
WGUS55 KBOI 012332
FFWBOI
IDC039-020230-
/O.NEW.KBOI.FF.W.0009.210801T2332Z-210802T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Boise ID
532 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Elmore County in southwestern Idaho...

* Until 830 PM MDT.

* At 532 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Mountain Home.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Dry 
washes, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a 
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4319 11581 4327 11584 4342 11573 4336 11560
      4325 11560 4317 11564 4312 11571

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

ST
2 follow-up statements
251 
WGUS75 KBOI 020136
FFSBOI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Boise ID
736 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

IDC039-020230-
/O.CON.KBOI.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210802T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Elmore ID-
736 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM MDT THIS 
EVENING FOR CENTRAL ELMORE COUNTY...

At 736 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have 
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Mountain Home.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Dry 
washes, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a 
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4319 11581 4327 11584 4342 11573 4336 11560
      4325 11560 4317 11564 4312 11571

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

ST
397 
WGUS75 KBOI 020223
FFSBOI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Boise ID
823 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

IDC039-020233-
/O.EXP.KBOI.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210802T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Elmore ID-
823 PM MDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR 
CENTRAL ELMORE COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM MDT for portions 
of south central Idaho, southwest Idaho and west central Idaho.

LAT...LON 4319 11581 4327 11584 4342 11573 4336 11560
      4325 11560 4317 11564 4312 11571

$$

ST

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boise, ID issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 6:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOITwin Falls35 min
Jul 31, 7:06 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOIOwyhee, Twin Falls3 hr
Jul 31, 7:39 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOITwin Falls3 hr
Jul 31, 9:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOIAda28 min
Jul 31, 9:33 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOIElmore, Owyhee117 min
Jul 31, 10:12 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOIAda, Boise3 hr
Jul 31, 11:58 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOICanyon, Gem, Owyhee, Payette2 hr
Aug 1, 12:43 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOIPayette, Washington2 hr
Aug 1, 1:47 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOICamas103 min
Aug 1, 1:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOITwin Falls49 min
Aug 1, 1:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOITwin Falls3 hr
Aug 1, 2:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOIJerome60 min
Aug 1, 2:39 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOIElmore5 hr
Aug 1, 3:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOIJerome, Twin Falls3 hr
Aug 1, 3:39 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOICamas, Elmore3 hr
Aug 1, 4:01 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOIOwyhee3 hr
Aug 1, 4:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOIElmore3 hr
Aug 1, 5:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOIOwyhee2 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.