The Connor Summit Fire which was located 4 miles southeast of Albion began on October 10th and was contained on October 16th. The fire grew to 5,200 acres but did not threaten the town of Albion.
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The Connor Summit Fire which was located 4 miles southeast of Albion began on October 10th and was contained on October 16th. The fire grew to 5,200 acres but did not threaten the town of Albion.
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 Oct 10, 1:23 AM MST, 10 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pocatello ID 223 AM MDT Sat Oct 10 2020 .SHORT TERM...Today through Monday night. A cold front will push through the state this afternoon and exit to the east later this evening. Winds behind the front are expected to be strong behind the front. A wind advisory is in effect for parts of the Snake Plain and the Lost River Range. Much of the area will see rain behind the front this afternoon and evening. Precip amounts should be heavier in the Central Mountains as snow levels drop tonight to around 5000 to 6000 ft. Snow accumulations above 8000 ft will be up to 6 inches tonight through Sunday. A shortwave will swing through Monday, sustaining the precip in the Central Mountains, adding another 1 to 2 inches of snowfall while the Snake Plain gets another round of strong winds. Temperatures will start off warm today, but tomorrow will likely be 15 to 20 degrees cooler. Hinsberger .LONG TERM...Tuesday through Saturday. Long-term models are showing a shortwave passing through the region Tuesday night and Wednesday with a zonal pattern aloft transitioning to a more amplified upstream ridge. By week's end, GFS and ECMWF are hinting at another shortwave dropping in from the north. GFS is further west with the track of the trough, and is a bit more amplified than the ECMWF. Temperatures look to be near seasonal normals. Hinsberger && .FIRE WEATHER...It will be a race between increasing humidity and increasing wind today as a strong cold front pushes through southern Idaho. It looks like a close finish, with a potential edge that the wind will reach here first, with increased humidity a close second. The main areas of concern will be from the INL property west southwestwards to Craters of the Moon, where it looks like it will take a while for humidity to increase substantially. So there are small areas to be on the watch should a fire get established. However, for the central Idaho mountains the humidity will not get a chance to get below 15 percent, though the wind on ridges should get fairly strong. By tonight, moderate to heavy rainfall and light accumulation of high elevation snowfall (down to 6200ft elevation, with 2-4 inches expected around Galena Summit) is expected, mainly in the northern Sawtooth NF and the northwest side of the Salmon- Challis NF. Moderate, wetting rains are expected elsewhere, and just about across the entire forecast area. The rain and snow will end during the late night hours, then more wind and showers, both rain and snow variety, show up Sunday afternoon. Expect a windy first part of next week, with temperatures warming. On the bright side, it appears as though humidity should stay above 20 percent even in the lower elevations. Messick && .AVIATION...After a long hiatus, CIGs and wind will return during the late afternoon/early evening, with a solid chance of marginal VFR with rain during the evening, with the conditions moving from west to east across southern Idaho. KSUN expected to have the strongest impact, possibly 1500ft AGL or below. The CIG impact should disappear by airdrome opening on Sun morning except for KDIJ, which may have a few hours during the morning. Should be some LLWS this morning with light wind at the surface and strong wind slowly lowering to the ground by 10/1900Z. Wind will not be down the main runways this afternoon, but will be close. Could see a 20KT-plus cross wind at KPIH and KIDA. Expect the shift to occur Sun, when more wind and showers are expected. Messick && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory from 1 PM this afternoon to 6 PM MDT Sunday for IDZ052>054. Wind Advisory from 1 PM this afternoon to 11 PM MDT this evening for IDZ067>069. &&
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Connor Summit Fire which was located 4 miles southeast of Albion began on October 10th and was contained on October 16th. The fire grew to 5,200 acres but did not threaten the town of Albion.
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