# Red Flag Warning: Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle; Okanogan  Highlands & Kettle Mountains; Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington; Foothills of Northeast Washington; Colville Reservation — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-12 22:55 ingested 2026-08-13 07:30

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## extract

Red Flag Warning — Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle; Okanogan  Highlands & Kettle Mountains; Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington; Foothills of Northeast Washington; Colville Reservation
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
A weather system continues to move through the area into early
Thursday, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms to the
region. Lightning strikes will have the potential to start new
wildfires, and gusty and erratic outflow winds could cause
dangerous conditions around new and existing wildfires.

* Affected Area: Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone
101), Okanogan Highlands and Kettle Mountains (Zone 699),
Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington (Zone 700),
Foothills of Northeast Washington (Zone 701) and Colville
Reservation (Zone 702).

* Thunderstorms: Scattered showers and thunderstorms through
early Thursday morning.

* Outflow Winds: Gusty outflow wind gusts up to 40 mph.

* Impacts: Lightning strikes will have the potential to start new
fires, and gusty and erratic outflow winds could cause
dangerous conditions around new and existing wildfires.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.