Flash Flood Warning 42, NWS Pendleton, OR

Issued

Jul 30, 1997, 8:55 PM PDT (03:55 UTC)

Expired

Jul 30, 1997, 11:00 PM PDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Pendleton, OR

Area

Whole counties

Counties Benton County, WA, Franklin County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA

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TTAA00 KPDT 310400 COR
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WAC005-021-071-310600-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
855 PM PDT WED JUL 30 1997

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM PDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON

   ...EASTERN BENTON COUNTY...FRANKLIN COUNTY
   ...WALLA WALLA COUNTY

AT 855 PM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN IN NORTHERN MORROW AND UMATILLA COUNTIES MOVING TOWARD THE
TRI-CITIES...TOUCHET...AND WALLA WALLA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN FROM THESE
STORMS WILL REACH THE TRI-CITIES AREA BY 930 PM. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1
INCH IN LESS THAN AN HOUR ARE LIKELY IN AND AROUND THE TRI-CITIES.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.  MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.  DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

DOHERTY

NWS Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 30, 8:30 PM PDT, 25 minutes earlier.

NORTHEAST OREGON/SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
830 PM PDT WED JUL 30 1997

HAS BEEN AN EXCITING NGT WITH PLENTY OF WRNG ISSUED. CNVCNTN CONTG
THRU THE EVNG FROM CENT ORE INTO THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE AND
SPRDG INTO SE WASH AND SRN FLANK OF HORSE HEAVENS. COVERAGE MAY BE
DECRSG BUT SOME STG CELLS ARE MOVG THRU LOWER COL BASIN AND
FOOTHILLS. SPOTTER CONFIRMED PLENTY OF HAILS WITH SOME REACHING SVR
LIMITS. XPCT SHWRS TO CONT LATE INTO THE NGT AND WL MENTION CHC OF
TS AS WELL. DONT SEE MAJ CHGS TO E SIDE WITH H5 TROF REMAINING
OFSHR AND SW FLO CONTG THRU FCST PERIOD. MDLS INDICATE SOME LO LVL
CAA BUT BULK OF CAA GOES N OF CWA. WILL MENTION CHC OF TS THRU FCST
PERIOD.
FB

PDT 7342  ALW 7342  PSC 6232  YKM 6232

.KPDT...VCP11/CSR21...OPERATIONAL.

.KPDT...NONE.

Flash Flood Warnings in Washington, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997

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