Red Flag Warning

Locations Affected

Idaho Falls, ID ∙ Pocatello, ID ∙ Ridgedale, ID ∙ Hamer, ID ∙ Bancroft, ID ∙ Ashton, ID ∙ Raymond, ID ∙ Elba, ID ∙ Franklin, ID ∙ Gray, ID

Headline

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 410, 413, 425, AND 427...

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 256 AM MDT Tue Jun 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 410, 413, 425, AND 427... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 410, 413, 425, AND 427... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 410 Upper Snake River Valley/Idaho Falls BLM, Fire Weather Zone 413 Caribou Range/Caribou NF, Fire Weather Zone 425 Middle Snake River Valley/Twin Falls BLM north of the Snake River and Fire Weather Zone 427 Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Very strong wind and low humidity contributes to rapid fire spread and high intensity should a wildfire gets established. Extreme fire behavior can also result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && Messick

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