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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2011, 6:52 PM PDT for Union County, Wallowa County, Oregon. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2011, 6:52 PM PDT (01:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2011, 7:45 PM PDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Union County, OR, Wallowa County, OR
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 236 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3763 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 22, 4:46 PM PDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 4:46 PM PDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 446 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011 UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION .SHORT TERM...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OFF THE CANADIAN COAST WILL PUSH INLAND OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY THEN STALL OVER SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. AS THE TROUGH ARRIVES OVERNIGHT THERE WILL BE SOME INSTABILITY OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA LEADING TO SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MAINLY BE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE FAR EAST. TROUGH WILL ALSO USHER IN A MARINE PUSH RESULTING IN LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES OVERNIGHT AN THURSDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY AND THROUGH THE COLUMBIA GORGE. WILL BE ISSUING A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KITTITAS VALLEY FOR THURSDAY WITH EXPECTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. INSTABILITY SHIFTS EAST OVER IDAHO ON THURSDAY WITH AT BEST A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS OVER WALLOWA COUNTY...OTHERWISE THURSDAY WILL BE COOLER AND WINDY. CONDITIONS REMAIN DRY AND COOL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PERIODS. .LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT IN HAVING A TROUGH AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE LONG TERM PERIOD. INITIALLY A BROAD SHALLOW TROUGH WITH A CLOSED LOW IN SOUTHERN CANADA SPLITS SATURDAY NIGHT WITH MOST OF THE ENERGY MOVING EAST. MODELS THEN HINT AT WEAK RIDGING SUNDAY WHILE ANOTHER LOW MOVES WELL OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST BY MONDAY. THIS LOW IS LOCATED TOO FAR OFFSHORE TO IMPACT THE AREA WITH SHOWERS BUT WILL GIVE US A WARMER SOUTHWEST FLOW. THIS WILL GIVE THE AREA LITTLE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION EXCEPT ALONG THE CASCADE CREST SO HAVE CUT BACK ON POPS. THIS IS A CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS RUNS AND GIVEN RECENT RUN TO RUN VARIABILITY...DO NOT HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE IN THIS LATEST VERSION. LATER FORECASTS MAY HAVE TO REINTRODUCE SHOWERS. ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...THE ECMWF BRINGS THE LOW ASHORE AND THROUGH THE AREA WHILE THE GFS BRINGS IT ASHORE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SO HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL OREGON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL START OUT IN THE 70S THEN WARM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY TO MID 70S TO MID 80S. PERRY && .AVIATION...00Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE PREVALENT FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH CEILINGS ABOVE 6000 FT AGL ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN OREGON AND WILL AFFECT KALW AND KPDT FROM 00Z TO 06Z. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD BECOME STRONG WITH HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 35 KTS. THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT FROM THE BLUE MOUNTAINS EASTWARD AND CONTINUE AS RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 09Z. BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KTS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KTS FROM 06Z TO 15Z THEN INCREASING BACK TO 10 TO 20 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KTS THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. KDLS WILL REACH 15 TO 25 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KTS THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH ONLY A SLIGHT DECREASE OVERNIGHT. PERRY && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... PDT 55 72 48 70 / 10 0 0 0 ALW 57 74 52 72 / 10 0 0 0 PSC 58 79 52 77 / 10 0 0 0 YKM 54 74 46 71 / 10 0 0 0 HRI 58 77 51 74 / 10 0 0 0 ELN 55 70 49 68 / 10 0 0 0 RDM 48 71 38 69 / 10 0 0 0 LGD 53 71 43 67 / 30 10 0 10 GCD 50 73 44 69 / 20 10 10 10 DLS 57 73 52 73 / 0 0 0 0 && .PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OR...NONE. WA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY WAZ026. && THREAT INDEX THURSDAY : YELLOW FRIDAY : GREEN SATURDAY : GREEN GREEN: NONE OR LIMITED NEED FOR WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES. YELLOW: A FEW WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT. RED: NUMEROUS WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON 91/83/83
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 5:36 PM PDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
536 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011
UPDATED TO EXPAND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
231415-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO-
JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
536 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
FLOODING
YAKIMA VALLEY
THUNDERSTORMS
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
WASHINGTON, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, GRANDE RONDE
VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY, FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, JOHN DAY BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY
HIGHLANDS
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON
OVER THE ABOVE LISTED AREAS. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO
NEAR 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.
THE NACHES RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH AND ABOVE BANKFULL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
FLOODING THURSDAY
YAKIMA VALLEY
THE NACHES RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH AND NEAR BANKFULL.
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER THURSDAY IN WALLOWA COUNTY. THE REST
OF THE AREA WILL BE MUCH COOLER AND WINDY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WEATHER HAZARDS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS
ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PDT/CURRENTHAZARDS/HWO.HTML
ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE.In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 3:58 PM PDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
358 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011
ORZ050-222330-
WALLOWA COUNTY OR-
358 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN WALLOWA COUNTY UNTIL 430
PM PDT...
AT 348 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PARADISE...OR 38 MILES
SOUTH OF LEWISTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4569 11687 4588 11721 4601 11709 4600 11692
4595 11686 4591 11686 4586 11679 4583 11678
4582 11675 4583 11671 4580 11668
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 220DEG 18KT 4587 11698Special weather statement, Jun 22, 4:31 PM PDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
431 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011
ORZ049-050-502-503-230000-
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY OR-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR-SOUTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR-WALLOWA COUNTY OR-
431 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN WALLOWA AND EASTERN UNION
COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM PDT...
AT 423 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF LA GRANDE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4499 11776 4500 11779 4502 11781 4502 11783
4505 11786 4503 11791 4508 11808 4533 11819
4562 11779 4530 11738
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 226DEG 19KT 4532 11793Special weather statement, Jun 22, 5:09 PM PDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 509 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011 ORZ049-050-502-503-230045- GRANDE RONDE VALLEY OR-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR-SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR-WALLOWA COUNTY OR- 509 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OREGON...AND WESTERN WALLOWA AND UNION COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OREGON UNTIL 545 PM PDT... AT 458 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN UNION COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS ...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. LAT...LON 4496 11826 4502 11852 4565 11777 4540 11749 TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 180DEG 0KT 4529 11802
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 5:43 PM PDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 543 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011 ORZ044-503-507-508-230145- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR-FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON OR-SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR- 543 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN UMATILLA AND EASTERN MORROW COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM PDT... AT 537 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 18 MILES WEST OF PILOT ROCK...OR 24 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PENDLETON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 4599 11898 4596 11818 4531 11910 4550 11949 TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 221DEG 36KT 4550 11914
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 6:04 PM PDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
604 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011
ORZ049-050-502-503-230200-
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY OR-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR-SOUTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR-WALLOWA COUNTY OR-
604 PM PDT WED JUN 22 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WALLOWA AND UNION COUNTIES UNTIL
700 PM PDT...
AT 554 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER UNION AND WALLOWA COUNTIES
...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...
ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN.
LAT...LON 4522 11677 4507 11713 4507 11755 4498 11757
4499 11778 4505 11786 4499 11797 4500 11804
4504 11810 4501 11816 4500 11822 4520 11852
4593 11738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 219DEG 17KT 4523 11826Special weather statement, Jun 22, 6:37 PM PDT, 15 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 5:09 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Union | 36 min |
| Jun 22, 5:15 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PDT | Union | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 5:43 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Umatilla | 62 min |
| Jun 22, 6:04 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Union, Wallowa | 56 min |
| Jun 22, 6:31 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Umatilla, Union | 59 min |
| Jun 22, 6:37 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Wallowa | 53 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.