587  
WGUS65 KPIH 120643  
FFAPIH  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID  
1243 AM MDT WED AUG 12 2026  
 
IDZ053-122100-  
/O.NEW.KPIH.FF.A.0004.260813T1800Z-260814T0600Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IDAHO FALLS, REXBURG, AND ST. ANTHONY  
1243 AM MDT WED AUG 12 2026  
 
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BIG ROCK BURN SCAR IN EFFECT FROM  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL  
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE BIG ROCK BURN SCAR.  
 
* WHERE...THE BIG ROCK BURN SCAR NEAR HEISE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE BIG ROCK BURN SCAR IS POSSIBLE  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING. ANYONE IN OR NEAR THE BIG  
ROCK BURN SCAR SHOULD PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL DEBRIS FLOW MOVING  
THROUGH THE BIG ROCK BURN SCAR. BE SURE TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH  
INFORMATION FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD TRIGGER  
FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND NEAR RECENT WILDFIRE BURN  
SCARS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS ARE FORECASTING HEAVY  
RAINFALL NEAR THE BIG ROCK BURN SCAR, WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH  
FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS.  
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...  
HEISE.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION  
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.  
 

 
 

 
 
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