Flash Flood Watch
NWS Boise ID ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Watch For The Wapiti, Crooked, Buckhorn Burn Scar In Effect Through This Evening
- Event
- Flash Flood Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Monitor
Description
What
Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive rainfall are possible over the Wapiti, Crooked, Buckhorn burn scar areas.
Where
Portions of south central and southwest Idaho, including the following areas, in south central Idaho, Western Magic Valley. In southwest Idaho, Boise Mountains, Camas Prairie, Lower Treasure Valley, Upper Treasure Valley and West Central Mountains.
When
Through this evening.
Impacts
Heavy rainfall over the Wapiti, Crooked, Buckhorn burn scar is expected up to and during the period of the watch. Residents near the Wapiti, Crooked, Buckhorn burn scar should prepare for potential debris flow. Be sure to stay up to date with information from local authorities. Heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding or debris flows in and near recent wildfire burn scars.
Additional details
- National Weather Service Meteorologists are forecasting heavy rainfall over the burn scar, which may lead to flash flooding and debris flows. - Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Idaho City, Fairfield, Lowman, Horseshoe Bend, Pine, Prairie, Atlanta, Anderson Dam, Corral, Centerville, Pioneerville, Garden Valley, Banks, Gardena, Crouch, Placerville, Trinity Lakes, Rocky Bar, Dutch Creek Guard Station and Featherville. - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Affected areas
- West Central Mountains
- Lower Treasure Valley
- Boise Mountains
- Upper Treasure Valley
- Western Magic Valley
- Camas Prairie
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Boise ID
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~34s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2TPTKA8ZG33SWFJB3GEF85S
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5c63cbb4a1c4bf1788427409b0a4be71a2154dbd.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Boise ID
- AWIPS ID
- CAPBOI
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.6702
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFA |
| NationalWeatherService | FFA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFABOI |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS65 KBOI 181650 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE WAPITI, CROOKED, BUCKHORN BURN SCAR IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KBOI.FF.A.0006.260918T1650Z-260919T0600Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-19T00:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- West Central Mountains
- Lower Treasure Valley
- Boise Mountains
- Upper Treasure Valley
- Western Magic Valley
- Camas Prairie
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 016003 |
| SAME | 016045 |
| SAME | 016085 |
| SAME | 016087 |
| SAME | 016027 |
| SAME | 016073 |
| SAME | 016075 |
| SAME | 016015 |
| SAME | 016025 |
| SAME | 016039 |
| SAME | 016001 |
| SAME | 016047 |
| SAME | 016053 |
| SAME | 016083 |
| UGC | IDZ011 |
| UGC | IDZ012 |
| UGC | IDZ013 |
| UGC | IDZ014 |
| UGC | IDZ016 |
| UGC | IDZ028 |