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Flash Flood Watch issued October 21 at 11:47AM MDT until October 23 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Flash Flood Watch · Sawtooth/Stanley Basin. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
- Bulletin issued
- 21 October 2026 at 17:47 UTC
- First saved by us
- 21 October 2026 at 17:55 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 21 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Severe · Source alert
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Pocatello ID · Sawtooth/Stanley Basin
- Certainty / urgency
- Possible / Future
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 22 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 23 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC / 23 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC
Archived official description
* WHAT...Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive rainfall are possible over the Wapiti Fire burn scar. * WHERE...A portion of central Idaho, including the following area, Sawtooth/Stanley Basin. * WHEN...From Thursday evening through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall over the Wapiti Fire burn scar is expected during the period of the watch. Anyone in or near the Wapiti burn scar should prepare for potential debris flow moving through the Wapiti 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 over the Wapiti Fire burn scar, which may lead to flash flooding and debris flows. - Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Cape Horn Area and Banner Summit. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions in this archived message
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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Our first saved version of Flash Flood Watch issued October 21 at 11:47AM MDT until October 23 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 17:47 UTC
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