# Red Flag Warning: Owyhee Mountains; Western Twin Falls BLM; Southern Highlands — retained record

> Retained us-gov-api record from us-gov-api:noaa-weather.

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-13 13:28 ingested 2026-08-14 07:28

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Red Flag Warning — Owyhee Mountains; Western Twin Falls BLM; Southern Highlands
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND
TOMORROW...

A push of monsoon moisture will bring a mix of wet and dry
scattered thunderstorms to the region this afternoon through
Friday evening. Lingering dry surface air will limit the rainfall
amounts on Thursday and Friday morning, increasing concern for
lightning ignitions.

* AFFECTED AREA...In Idaho, Fire Weather Zones 423 Owyhee
Mountains, 424 Western Twin Falls BLM and 426 Southern
Highlands.

* TIMING...Until 8 PM MDT Friday.

* THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered coverage with abundant lightning.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty erratic winds up to 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.