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A wildfire in Gooding, Idaho began on June 17, 2026, posing fire hazard to homes in the affected area.
Overview written from official NASA EONET data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Forecast discussion NWS BOI
Area Forecast Discussion
Thunderstorms expected today across south-central and central Idaho mountains may produce heavy rainfall, gusty winds to 60 mph, and small hail.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boise ID 612 AM MDT Fri Jul 17 2026
.UPDATE...Updated aviation discussion.
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.KEY MESSAGES... - Showers/thunderstorms today, mainly across south-central Idaho and the central Idaho mountains. Storms will be capable of heavy rainfall with a limited flash flood risk, gusty outflow winds to 60 mph, and small hail.
- Areas of smoke across southeast Oregon today through the weekend, possibly expanding into southwest Idaho at times.
- Hot temperatures continue into next week, with valley highs in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees.
- Showers/thunderstorms decrease this weekend, then increase next week with heavy rainfall possible.
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.SHORT TERM /Through Sunday Night/... Issued 347 AM MDT FRI JUL 17 2026 An upper level low along the coast of Washington and an upper level ridge to our east will result in southerly flow aloft across the area. While drier air will move into southeast Oregon, monsoonal moisture will increase across Idaho today, especially south-central Idaho into the central Idaho mountains where precipitable water will climb to the 95th-99th percentile. Isolated showers and thundersto…
- News Idaho News 6
Crews work to secure fire line on 480-acre Reservoir Fire in Bliss, officials say
- News KMVT
Reservoir Fire near Bliss now contained
- News KING5.com
Chelan fire under criminal investigation as crews search burned area
Show 11 earlier updates
- Idaho News 6 News
Cheatgrass fuels fast-moving wildfires across Idaho, but Fish and Game has a plan to fight back
- KMVT News
Gooding Fire District hosts annual BBQ to support Burnout Fund
- News Radio 1310 KLIX News
- Yahoo News
- Idaho News 6 News
Median Fire destroys an estimated 9,000 cars at historic Gooding County salvage yard
- KMVT News
Highway 46 back open; crews expect wildfire containment within 24 hours
- KTVB News
- Idaho News 6 News
Median Fire in Wendell decreases in size to 4,060 acres, forward progress stopped
- KMVT News
- KTVB News
- KBOI News
BLM, Great Basin crews battle 8,000-acre Median Fire near Wendell, Idaho
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.