The Deer Park was another human caused fire detected on August 25th which burned 17,588 acres of grass and brush 12 miles west of Rexburg. The fire was west of Menan Butte and north of Deer Park and that area had several wildfires this season.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS PIH wrote it up.
The Deer Park was another human caused fire detected on August 25th which burned 17,588 acres of grass and brush 12 miles west of Rexburg. The fire was west of Menan Butte and north of Deer Park and that area had several wildfires this season. No structures were threatened and the fire was 100 percent contained on August 28th.
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 Aug 25, 9:20 AM MST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pocatello ID 1020 AM MDT Fri Aug 25 2017 .UPDATE...Weak convective activity ongoing this morning. Have seen no lightning yet, but do expect isolated thunderstorms to develop as the day progresses. Best precip chances remain in highlands along MT, WY and UT borders, and have kept PoP highest in those regions. Quick update this morning to spread precip across the remainder of the morning, otherwise believe forecast to be in good shape. DMH && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 307 AM MDT Fri Aug 25 2017/ DISCUSSION...Chances for showers and thunderstorms will once more lie in the Central Mountains this morning and afternoon with little accumulating rainfall. There is not much instability for severe weather, so we will look for general thunderstorms. After the late evening hours, there will be little chance for additional moisture consumption upon our land until early next week as high pressure builds in. Expect much drier air to filter into the region as well as warming air, bringing temperatures into the low to mid 90s this weekend. Some cooling is expected in the early/mid portion of next week as the high gradually moves away from the area. NP/RS FIRE WEATHER...Isolated to widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms with the main focus of activity from Smiley Creek to Gilmore, Monida Pass and Island Park. Thunderstorms will be mainly dry storms, with precipitation ranging from a trace to 0.07 inches of rain and ending by 2100 hours this evening. Saturday through Monday will be drier and 3 to 4 degrees warmer under a ridge of high pressure. By Tuesday, the latest models favor the center of a large high pressure ridge located closer to Cedar City, Utah than the Four Corners area. That shifts the flow of monsoon moisture more into the west side of Idaho Tuesday afternoon, then shifting east over the Snake Plain late Tuesday night and Wednesday. In terms of monsoon flow, much of the moisture is diverted across Mexico off shore into the Pacific rather than northward into Idaho. Having said that, a vigorous disturbance comes inland through Washington next Wednesday, storms that do develop could produce some strong outflow winds. RS AVIATION... Early AM radar shows light, constantly re-developing returns drifting east across KSUN. The ASOS has not registered precip, and HRRR/RAP suggest activity will diminish/push east. While a sprinkle cannot be ruled out, will keep the AM forecast dry. This afternoon, while we continue to trend to drier weather, sct showers/isolated t-storms are expected for the east-central mntns, Upper Snake Highlands, and Caribou Highlands. Will upgrade KDIJ from VCSH to VCTS and maintain a dry forecast elsewhere. The HRRR generates some precip over the Southern Highlands, but should this occur, it should remain south of KBYI/KPIH/KIDA. As usual, we will need to watch for gusty/erratic outflow winds at KDIJ. Otherwise, forecast confidence today is high in VFR conditions everywhere. Afternoon winds may gust to 20 kts at KPIH and KIDA. Sat-Mon, a ridge of high pressure builds into the region. Forecast confidence is very high in dry, VFR conditions, with smoke from wildfire starts the only unknown variable. - KSmith/RS AIR STAGNATION...Air Quality alerts remain in effect across Custer and Lemhi counties where wildfires bring smoke through the region. High resolution forecast models continue the smoke across these areas today. A chance for moisture exists in the forecast today with activity drying out by the late evening hours. After this, there really won't be additional chances for rain until the middle part of next week. NP/RS && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Deer Park was another human caused fire detected on August 25th which burned 17,588 acres of grass and brush 12 miles west of Rexburg. The fire was west of Menan Butte and north of Deer Park and that area had several wildfires this season. No structures were threatened and the fire was 100 percent contained on August 28th.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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