NWS Boise IDFF.W 0008August 15, 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 6:15 p.m. local time on August 15. It was the 8th 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 2.9 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
- 3:21 p.m. PDT, August 15, 2026
- Expires
- 6:15 p.m. PDT, August 15, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBOI FF.W 0008
- 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... Southwestern Baker County in northeastern Oregon... * Until 615 PM PDT. * At 321 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 30 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Unity, and US Highway 26.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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.