FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
737 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT...
.ABUNDANT SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO
HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. AS SOILS BECOME EVER MORE SATURATED...THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING INCREASES. SATURATED SOILS ALSO
RAISE THE LIKELIHOOD FOR MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP
TERRAIN.
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CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...
MONTROSE...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...GUNNISON...
CIMARRON...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...
SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...
DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...
MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
737 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF COLORADO AND UTAH...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
COLORADO...ANIMAS RIVER BASIN...CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE
RIVER BASIN...FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER...NORTHWEST SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS...PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER...SAN JUAN
RIVER BASIN...SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU
AND DALLAS DIVIDE...UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY AND WEST ELK AND
SAWATCH MOUNTAINS. IN UTAH...ARCHES/GRAND
FLAT...CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES...LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS
AND SOUTHEAST UTAH.
* FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
* HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY NEAR STEEP TERRAIN AND
IN NARROW SLOT CANYONS.
* MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS SOILS BECOME SATURATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
&&
$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
334 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
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KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-
COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-
OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE...
LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE...
PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO...
CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...
WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...
ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...
HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...
PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE...
CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA...NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...
KYKOTSMOVI
334 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* COCONINO...YAVAPAI...NAVAJO...APACHE...AND NORTHERN GILA
COUNTIES.
* THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING
* A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. STORMS WILL BE
SLOW MOVING WHICH WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF FLASH
FLOODING. RAINFALL RATES MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES AN HOUR.
* SEVERAL FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES
WERE ISSUED ON FRIDAY ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. AREA
RIVERS...CREEKS...STREAMS...AND WASHES ARE RUNNING HIGH...AND
THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL HAVE AN EVEN
EASIER TIME CONTRIBUTING TO RUNOFF TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT DEVELOPING CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE
LOCATED ALONG AREA CREEKS...RIVERS OR OTHER FLASH FLOOD PRONE
AREAS...SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE
ISSUED.
&&
$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
325 AM PDT SAT JUL 31 2010
.THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN MOVE IN OR FORM ACROSS MOHAVE
COUNTY BY LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL.
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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
325 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MST TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS...NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU.
* FROM NOON MST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
* THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM OR MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING ARE EXPECTED SHOW VERY SLOW MOVEMENT. THIS
COMBINED WITH RAINFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH AN HOUR COULD
PRODUCE FLASH FLOOD PROBLEMS.
* PEOPLE IN OR TRAVELING THROUGH MOHAVE COUNTY AND OTHERS ENGAGED
IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...ESPECIALLY NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY AND
AREAS EAST OF KINGMAN...SHOULD BE AWARE THAT LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER OVER THE ROADWAYS...PONDING...AND
FLOWING WATER IN NORMALLY DRY WASHES OR ACROSS LOW WATER
CROSSINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION
AND PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL.
&&
$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
414 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
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SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
414 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
UTAH...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...THE SAN RAFAEL
SWELL...CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK...GLEN CANYON RECREATION
AREA AND LAKE POWELL...VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST UTAH...UTAHS
DIXIE...ZION AND BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARKS...THE SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS.
* FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
* AN EXTREMELY MOIST AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF
SOUTHERN UTAH TODAY WITH NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED IN THE
MOUNTAINS. THESE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED
FLASH FLOOD RISK ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN UTAH THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE WATCH AREA TODAY
SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE FLASH FLOOD RISK AND AVOID
LOCATIONS...SUCH AS SLOT CANYONS...SMALL STREAMS...AND DRY
WASHES...THAT ARE PARTICULARLY PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING. EXTRA
CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN IF OUTDOOR RECREATION IS IN YOUR PLANS
TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
534 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EAST IDAHO FIRE
DISTRICT TODAY...
.A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP TODAY. EARLY MORNING THUNDERSTORMS IN PORTIONS OF THE AREA
WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE BY AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE
CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING VERY GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...LOCALLY
HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE
SHOULD DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING.
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MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM-
GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
534 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES
409 AND 412 BELOW 5000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING BELOW 5000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
10 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 409 MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER
VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM BELOW 5000 FEET...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE
CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF BELOW 5000
FEET.
* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST AREAS. STORM MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS: FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
655 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
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YAVAPAI AZ-COCONINO AZ-
655 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
CENTRAL COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...
NORTH CENTRAL YAVAPAI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA...
* UNTIL 945 AM MST
* AT 649 AM MST...RADAR INDICATED PERSISTENT MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG INTERSTATE 40 NEAR WILLIAMS. THE LOCAL POLICE
DEPARTMENT IS ALSO REPORTING STREET FLOODING IN WILLIAMS.
* MODERATE RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH 8 AM
MST THIS MORNING WITH HIGH WATER LEVELS IN LOCAL AREA WASHES AND
CREEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...JOHNSON
CREEK...MARTIN DAM DRAW...CATARACT CREEK...MEATH WASH...DOGTOWN WASH
AND WEST CATARACT CREEK.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3536 11243 3539 11213 3518 11210 3514 11237
$$
RB
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
554 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
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KANE UT-
554 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN KANE COUNTY IN UTAH
* UNTIL 1000 AM MDT
* AT 545 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN AND NORTH OF THE KANAB AREA
SINCE 330 AM MDT. THIS PRECIPITATION OCCURRED ON TOP OF STORMS THAT
IMPACTED THIS AREA YESTERDAY EVENING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN STREET
FLOODING IN KANAB AS WELL AS LOCAL STREAMS RUNNING HIGH.
LIGHT RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE KANAB AREA THROUGH 700 AM
MDT BEFORE DIMINISHING. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO EXACERBATE STREET
FLOODING IN THIS AREA THROUGH THE MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 11239 3701 11262 3717 11266 3720 11254
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
637 AM PDT SAT JUL 31 2010
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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
637 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
AREA WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. THIS HAS PROMPTED THE
ISSUANCE OF A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE AREA FROM NOON MST THROUGH
EARLY EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS
POSSIBLE FROM THESE STORMS. THE GREATEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE ON TUESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON IF THUNDERSTORMS
BEGIN TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD
OPERATING PROCEDURES.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
637 AM PDT SAT JUL 31 2010
AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ015-016-018>022-010300-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
637 AM PDT SAT JUL 31 2010 /637 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE AREA WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS
POSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
DRIER AIR TO MOVE OVER THE AREA FOR THE PERIOD SUNDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY HOWEVER A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD...MAINLY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE EXTREME EASTERN PORTION OF THE DISTRICT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD
OPERATING PROCEDURES.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
632 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
IDZ017>025-031-032-011245-
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-
632 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
BY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM MID-
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HAIL..WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. BY
TONIGHT...ANY THREAT OF STRONG/SEVERE STORMS WILL BE GONE AND
COVERAGE WILL BE CONFINED TO NEAR THE MONTANA AND WYOMING BORDERS.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO A CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER SITUATION OVER PORTIONS OF THE SNAKE PLAIN...MAGIC VALLEY
AND SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
UNTIL 10 PM. PLEASE SEE RFWPIH FOR MORE INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
DRIER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.
HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR ISOLATED MOUNTAIN
STORMS. A SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHANCE IS FORECAST FOR TUESDAY AS A WEAK
SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA AND PULL A LITTLE BIT MORE MOISTURE OUR
WAY. FOR THE REST OF NEXT WEEK...A SIMILAR PATTERN TO THE ONE FOR
THE PAST FEW DAYS IS SHOWING UP IN THE MODELS. THIS WOULD MEAN A
SURGE OF MOISTURE WILL PUSH BACK INTO EASTERN IDAHO AND INCREASE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE. FOR NOW...WE ARE EASING IN THAT
DIRECTION AND WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH TO SEE HOW THINGS UNFOLD.
.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.
$$
