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WGUS65 KPIH 261923
FFAPIH
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
123 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2025
.A SURGE OF DEEP MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
RAINFALL ACROSS EASTERN IDAHO WHICH WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL TOTALS AROUND 1 INCH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO
2 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF FLOODING WITHIN
URBAN AREAS ALONG WITH SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE
WILL BE SOME POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING, ESPECIALLY OVER RECENT
BURN SCARS.
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SAWTOOTH/STANLEY BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STANLEY
123 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2025
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH
POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING OVER RECENT BURN SCAR AREAS, INCLUDING THE
WAPITI BURN SCAR.
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. FLASH
FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE OVER AREA
BURN SCARS.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL IDAHO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA,
SAWTOOTH/STANLEY BASIN.
* WHEN...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. IN ADDITION,
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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SHOSHONE/LAVA BEDS-ARCO/MUD LAKE DESERT-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN
HILLS/ALBION MOUNTAINS-RAFT RIVER REGION-MARSH AND ARBON
HIGHLANDS-FRANKLIN/EASTERN ONEIDA REGION-BEAR RIVER RANGE-BEAR
LAKE VALLEY-BLACKFOOT MOUNTAINS-CARIBOU RANGE-BIG HOLE MOUNTAINS-
TETON VALLEY-CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS - ISLAND PARK-BEAVERHEAD -
LEMHI HIGHLANDS-LOST RIVER VALLEY-LOST RIVER RANGE-
CHALLIS/PAHSIMEROI VALLEYS-FRANK CHURCH WILDERNESS-SUN VALLEY
REGION-BIG LOST HIGHLANDS/COPPER BASIN-WOOD RIVER FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOWE, HAILEY, CLAYTON, MCCAMMON, VICTOR,
ALBION, TETONIA, BELLEVUE, CHILLY, CRATERS OF THE MOON NM, BONE,
HEYBURN, CAREY, OAKLEY, MONTPELIER, AMERICAN FALLS, ASHTON, FORT
HALL, GEORGETOWN, HENRY, ST. ANTHONY, GALENA, ROCKLAND, SUN
VALLEY, COPPER BASIN, MUD LAKE, SMALL, LAVA HOT SPRINGS, SPENCER,
BURLEY, MALTA, PRESTON, THATCHER, GRACE, RUPERT, BORAH PEAK,
ARCO, SWAN VALLEY, DRIGGS, MALAD, KILGORE, INKOM, MACKAY,
REXBURG, HOLBROOK, CHALLIS, SHOSHONE, INL, SHELLEY, RICHFIELD,
DOWNEY, EMIGRATION SUMMIT, DUBOIS, WAYAN, PICABO, POCATELLO, SODA
SPRINGS, ST. CHARLES, EDIE SCHOOL, IDAHO FALLS, BLACKFOOT,
KETCHUM, ISLAND PARK, AND ALMO
123 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2025
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. FLASH
FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE OVER AREA
BURN SCARS.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EASTERN, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST
IDAHO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN CENTRAL IDAHO, BIG LOST
HIGHLANDS/COPPER BASIN, CHALLIS/PAHSIMEROI VALLEYS, FRANK CHURCH
WILDERNESS, LOST RIVER RANGE, LOST RIVER VALLEY, SUN VALLEY REGION
AND WOOD RIVER FOOTHILLS. IN EASTERN IDAHO, BEAVERHEAD - LEMHI
HIGHLANDS, BIG HOLE MOUNTAINS, CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS - ISLAND PARK
AND TETON VALLEY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO, EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND
SHOSHONE/LAVA BEDS. IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO, ARCO/MUD LAKE DESERT, BEAR
LAKE VALLEY, BEAR RIVER RANGE, BLACKFOOT MOUNTAINS, CARIBOU RANGE,
FRANKLIN/EASTERN ONEIDA REGION, LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN, MARSH AND
ARBON HIGHLANDS, RAFT RIVER REGION, SOUTHERN HILLS/ALBION
MOUNTAINS AND UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN.
* WHEN...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. IN ADDITION,
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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