Flash Flood Warning
NWS Pocatello ID ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Issued September 18 At 1:37PM MDT Until September 18 At 4:30PM MDT By NWS Pocatello ID
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
FFWPIH The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Blaine County in central Idaho... Southeastern Custer County in central Idaho... Southwestern Butte County in southeastern Idaho... * Until 430 PM MDT. * At 137 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Rainfall rates exceeding 0.5 inches in 1 hour are indicated.. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Hazard
Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas involving step terrain. Rockfall is also possible. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Grouse.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.
Affected areas
- Blaine County, ID
- Butte County, ID
- Custer County, ID
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Pocatello ID
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~43s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2V0CN9SS3RVGC2XPRZZFW4K
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e305bea0a58046008ebed7578ccefa890732fe1a.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Pocatello ID
- AWIPS ID
- CAPPIH
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.2661
- 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 | FFW |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFWPIH |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS55 KPIH 181937 |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KPIH.FF.W.0014.260918T1937Z-260918T2230Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-18T16:30:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Blaine County, ID
- Butte County, ID
- Custer County, ID
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 016013 |
| SAME | 016023 |
| SAME | 016037 |
| UGC | IDC013 |
| UGC | IDC023 |
| UGC | IDC037 |
- Polygons
- 43.65,-113.87 43.9,-113.79 43.94,-113.77 43.96,-113.74 43.94,-113.64 43.85,-113.6 43.69,-113.55 43.58,-113.55 43.48,-113.56 43.4,-113.71 43.42,-113.88 43.65,-113.87