FROM: NWS Pocatello ID
AREA: Upper Snake River Valley/Idaho Falls BLM; Centennial Mountains and Snake River Range/Targhee NF; Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF
SENT: 2026-07-12T13:15:00-06:00
Red Flag Warning issued July 12 at 1:15PM MDT until July 12 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR IDAHO FIRE WEATHER ZONES
410, 411 AND 476…
* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 410 Upper Snake River
Valley/Idaho Falls BLM, Fire Weather Zone 411 Centennial
Mountains and Snake River Range/Targhee NF and Fire Weather
Zone 476 Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF.
* WINDS…Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 9 percent.
* IMPACTS…High wind gusts could cause any existing fires or
new fire starts to grow rapidly.
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly based on these criteria
for Southeastern Idaho:
– Relative humidity at or below 15 percent and wind gusts of at
least 25 mph in the mountains, or 30 mph in the Snake Plain.
– Thunderstorm coverage of 25 percent, without specific rainfall
criteria.
– Other high impact events deemed critical by the National
Weather Service and area fire management agencies.
Alert Expiration: 2026-07-12T21:00:00-06:00
⚠️ This alert has been CANCELLED by NWS Pocatello ID.

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