NWS Boise IDFF.W 0006August 14, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Baker, OR
The National Weather Service office in Boise issued a flash flood warning for Baker in Oregon, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on August 14. It was the 6th flash flood warning the NWS office in Boise issued in 2026. Oregon had 3 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 2 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Oregon's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Boise ID
- Area
- Baker
- State
- Oregon
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:54 p.m. PDT, August 14, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. PDT, August 14, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBOI FF.W 0006
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWBOI The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Anthony burn scar in... Northwestern Baker County in northeastern Oregon... * Until 500 PM PDT. * At 154 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Anthony Burn Scar. Between 0.3 and 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around the Anthony Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flooding of areas in and around the Anthony Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Northwestern Baker County.
What the agency told people to do
This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and ditches in the Anthony Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also be anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.