The Two and a Half Mile Road Fire began by lightning on June 29th and continued through July 3rd before being contained. The fire was about one mile east of Fort Hall.
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The episode as NWS PIH wrote it up.
The Two and a Half Mile Road Fire began by lightning on June 29th and continued through July 3rd before being contained. The fire was about one mile east of Fort Hall. The fire was about 1100 acres and grew nearly 1000 acres on July 1st due to swirling and gusty winds. Only one home was evacuated due to the fire.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 30, 12:55 PM MST, 11 hours 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 155 PM MDT SUN JUN 30 2013 .DISCUSSION...EARLY AFTERNOON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWED A DEEP SURGE OF SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE ROTATING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ANCHORED OVER THE GREAT BASIN WITH A RELATIVELY DRY AIRMASS ARCHING OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE IN SRN IDAHO. THE MODELS SUGGEST THAT A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL ROTATE SE ALONG THE MONTANA BORDER THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN SOME ISOLATED BUILDUPS FROM MACKAY NE THROUGH LEADORE AND SOUTH ALONG THE WYOMING BORDER. THE MODELS ALSO SHOW THE CENTER OF THE HIGH EDGING NORTH ACROSS NEVADA MONDAY AS THE MONSOONAL PUSH SURGES NORTH AROUND THE WRN PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH (NEVADA/OREGON) RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD CONVECTION TO OUR WEST WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BLEED OVER INTO THE CNTRL MOUNTAINS MONDAY AFTERNOON/EVE. BY TUESDAY...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT THIS MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL WRAP FULLY AROUND THE HIGH AND ACROSS SE IDAHO PROVIDING A GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR SCATTERED SHOWER/TSTM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE REGION. LITTLE CHANGE IS NOTED WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY AS THE HIGH CONTINUES TO LOFT SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE NORTH ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO SRN IDAHO FUELING ONGOING SHOWER/TSTM ACTIVITY. SOMETIME THURSDAY...A PAC SHORT-WAVE IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT INTO WRN CANADA PROGRESSING EAST ACROSS THE PROVINCES SHUNTING THE HIGH SOUTH INTO SRN NEVADA. THE MODELS HAVE BEEN WAFFLING ON THE STRENGTH...DEPTH AND TIMING OF THE INCOMING WAVE WITH CONCOMITANT SHIFTS IN TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL. FOR NOW...WE WILL CONTINUE WITH SOME MENTION OF DIURNAL CONVECTION ACROSS THE REGION ALLOWING THE TEMPS TO MODERATE SOME ALTHOUGH REMAINING UNSEASONABLY WARM. HUSTON && .AVIATION...TERMINALS TO REMAIN VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD AS THE REGION REMAINS UNDER A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE. HRRR IS HINTING AT SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...AND NAM MOS PUTS A 30 TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDER AT EACH SITE. MUCH LESS MOISTURE AVAILABLE TODAY VERSUS YESTERDAY THOUGH...SO AM LEANING MORE TOWARDS THE DRIER GFS SOLUTION. MONDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE A BETTER CHANCE FOR THUNDER. HINSBERGER && .FIRE WEATHER...UPPER RIDGING WILL REMAIN FIRMLY IN PLACE UNTIL AROUND WEDNESDAY. MODELS ARE BRINGING POCKETS OF MOISTURE AROUND THE UPPER RIDGE INTO THE AREA WHICH WILL BRING CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON...MODELS SEEM BRING THE MOISTURE OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. BY WEDNESDAY THE MOISTURE FIELD EXPANDS INTO THE SNAKE PLAIN AND SOUTHEAST HIGHLANDS AS UPPER RIDGING FLATTENS. AFTER MID-WEEK...WEATHER WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. HINSBERGER && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 401 AM MDT SUN JUN 30 2013 IDZ017>025-031-032-011000- EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- 401 AM MDT SUN JUN 30 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH MANY LOW ELEVATION TEMPERATURES REACHING 100 DEGREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EXTREMELY HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. EXPECT A SLIGHT COOL DOWN BEGINNING THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DAILY MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WE ASK TRAINED SPOTTERS AND CITIZENS TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. THESE CONDITIONS MAY INCLUDE HAIL...TORNADOES...STRONG WIND...DUST STORMS...SNOWFALL... EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES...FREEZING RAIN OR HEAVY RAIN...DENSE FOG...AND FLOODING OR ICE JAMS. INFORMATION ABOUT THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CALLED INTO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN POCATELLO USING THE 1-800 SEVERE WEATHER HOTLINE...OR 208-233-0834.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Two and a Half Mile Road Fire began by lightning on June 29th and continued through July 3rd before being contained. The fire was about one mile east of Fort Hall. The fire was about 1100 acres and grew nearly 1000 acres on July 1st due to swirling and gusty winds. Only one home was evacuated due to the fire.
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