The Star Gulch fire was started by lightning on July 16th located near the city of Bellevue. It grew to 150 acres and was controlled by July 17th.
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The episode as NWS PIH wrote it up.
The Star Gulch fire was started by lightning on July 16th located near the city of Bellevue. It grew to 150 acres and was controlled by July 17th.
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 Jul 16, 1:05 PM MST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 205 PM MDT TUE JUL 16 2013 .DISCUSSION...DEEP PLUME OF MONSOON MOISTURE MOVING NORTHWARD INTO ID IS SPAWNING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS THIS AFTN. TSTMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE BY LATE EVENING. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE ABOVE 1 INCH...SO EXPECT SOME TSTMS TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS. THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE IN THE MTNS. MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT AGAIN ON WED...BUT MORE CONCENTRATED IN THE EAST. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP DURING THE AFTN...DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. THE UPPER HIGH WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE GREAT BASIN ON THURSDAY... PUSHING TEMPS UP. THE THREAT OF OF PRECIP ENDS BY THU AND THE AREA WILL REMAIN DRY AND WARM INTO NEXT WEEK. HEDGES && .AVIATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIE OFF A BIT AFTER SUNSET BUT NOT TOTALLY DISAPPEAR DUE TO MONSOON MOISTURE OVER EASTERN IDAHO. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND TEMPORARILY. WE MAY ALSO SEE STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS AT KBYI/KIDA/KPIH. ALL TAF SITES WILL HAVE -SHRA VCTS IN THROUGH 3Z TONIGHT. ANOTHER INCREASE IN COVERAGE IS EXPECTED BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON ACROSS MOST AREAS. THE LEAST CHANCE OF SEEING SHOWERS OR STORMS TOMORROW WILL BE AT KBYI. KEYES && .FIRE WEATHER...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM TODAY FOR ZONES 427 AND 425 BELOW 5000 FEET. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...LIGHTNING... AND LOCALIZED FLOODING OVER BURN SCARS ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS FOR THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING... MAINLY IN THE NORTH AND EAST PORTIONS OF EASTERN IDAHO. DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WHICH WILL BEGIN TO PUSH HAINES INDEX VALUES UP. EP && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING BELOW 5000 FEET FOR THE IDZ425-427. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 442 AM MDT TUE JUL 16 2013 IDZ017>025-031-032-171045- 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- 442 AM MDT TUE JUL 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS BELOW 5000 FT DUE TO EXPECTED COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS. ELSEWHERE...THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN EXISTS ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST HIGHLANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND RECENT BURN AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. SOME AREAS MAY SEE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS. .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 Star Gulch fire was started by lightning on July 16th located near the city of Bellevue. It grew to 150 acres and was controlled by July 17th.
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