(BIVN) – The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Coastal Hazard Message for the Hawaiian Islands, warning of isolated minor coastal flooding in the coming days. 

The Coastal Flood Statement says impacts include “flooding of beaches that are normally dry, minor coastal erosion, and saltwater inundation of low-lying roads, docks, boat ramps, and other coastal infrastructure,” in vulnerable low-lying coastal areas on all islands. 

The National Weather Service explained the reason for the coastal flooding in a Thursday statement:

Two significant northwest swells are expected to impact the state over the next few days. The first moderate to large, long period northwest swell will peak overnight tonight into early morning Friday. The second overlapping, larger, long period northwest swell will build in on Friday and peak late Friday into Saturday before subsiding through the rest of the weekend. The first swell will produce High Surf Advisory (HSA) conditions tonight for north and west facing shores of Niʻihau, Kauai and Oʻahu. The peak of the second will push surf height above warning levels from late Friday through Saturday for the same northwest islands, expect the HSA to expand in coverage to the islands of Molokai, Maui and west facing shores of the Big Island by Friday. A combination of large surf and higher than predicted water levels will lead to flooding of beaches that typically remain dry, especially at and around the peak daily tide.

The minor flooding will occur at and around the daily peak tides, and will be possible through the overnight and early morning hours of Friday, through Monday. 

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) — Health officials are reporting five probable measles cases in Canyon County, all within a single unvaccinated household, as they work to prevent the virus from spreading in local schools and the wider community.

Lakshmi Venugopal, an epidemiologist with Southwest District Health, said the cases are being treated as measles based on the patients’ symptoms and their recent travel history, even though lab confirmation is pending.

“We have had five probable cases of measles here in Canyon County,” she said. “Given their clinical history and history of exposure to measles during travel, it’s considered to be measles.”

The family’s exposure occurred during out-of-state travel over the winter break. Because measles can take up to 21 days after exposure to cause symptoms, the children began showing signs of illness after returning to Idaho.

Two of the children attended school in Caldwell while infectious — one at Vallivue Middle School on Jan. 9 and another at Vallivue High School on Jan. 20. Southwest District Health has been working with school officials to notify parents of potentially exposed students and to monitor for symptoms.

“We are closely monitoring all the children in these two schools,” Venugopal said. “If anybody shows symptoms, we’ll be working with them to make sure they are getting connected with a provider, getting testing if needed, and getting recommendations on how long they should stay home before going back to school.”

Statewide, Idaho has recorded 21 measles cases across six counties, including the Canyon County cluster. Boundary County has reported the highest number of cases since August 2025 with six. Eastern Idaho has reported measles cases this year from Madison County; however, due to the time it takes for symptoms to fully manifest, they have not yet been confirmed.

Ian Troesoyer, a nurse practitioner and epidemiologist for Southeastern Idaho Public Health, said Idaho is at a crossroads.

“Idaho is dead last in the nation for measles vaccination coverage for kindergarteners, which means we’re at one of the highest risks for one of the most vulnerable populations,” Troesoyer said. “Measles is the most contagious illness we know of.”

With Idaho’s low vaccination rate, he warned that eastern Idaho may be more vulnerable to a significant outbreak than other regions.

“We are worried about measles cases in our own state and from adjoining states coming into our district,” he said. “People from southeastern Idaho and eastern Idaho are going down to Salt Lake all the time. What is happening in Utah could easily show up here.”

According to Troesoyer, even a small number of cases could strain the capacity of the state’s pediatric hospitals.

“If your kid is not vaccinated and they get exposed to measles, they are very likely going to get it, and then there’s like a one-in-five chance they could be hospitalized,” he said. “Now that we know there’s measles circulating in Idaho, I would strongly encourage you to consider getting them vaccinated.”

GREAT FALLS, MONTANA – A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook western Montana on Thursday afternoon, according to information from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

The earthquake occurred at 12:41 p.m. local time roughly 7.45 miles north-northeast of Malmstrom Air Force Base.

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It was reported to be 6.21 miles below the surface, according to the USGS.

Moderate shaking was felt right near the earthquake in Great Falls, about 11 miles away.

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Light shaking was reported as far north as Shelby, Montana, roughly 85 miles from Great Falls. 

Montana’s capitol city of Helena also reported weak shaking from the quake. 

It’s unclear if any damage occurred as a result of the earthquake.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.