Alert archive / Oregon / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this high wind warning at Jan 17, 2012, 1:45 PM PST for Deschutes County, Jefferson County, Wasco County, Oregon. It took effect at Jan 18, 2012, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 15 hr. 15 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2012, 1:45 PM PST (21:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2012, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2012, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Deschutes County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Wasco County, OR
The radar
The Portland,OR radar (KRTX), 189 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 4:03 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 80 | 5 Sse Black Butte Ranch, OR | MEASURED AT COLGATE RAWS |
| Jan 18, 6:42 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Wsw Camp Sherman, OR | 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 4 PM TUESDAY. 15 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. CURRENTLY TEMPERATURE IS 32 DEGREES WITH A LIGHT RAIN/SNOW MIX. |
| Jan 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10.2 | 5 Ssw Chenoweth, OR | 24 HR TOTAL SINCE 7AM YESTERDAY. ELEVATION 656 FT. |
| Jan 18, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 5.5 | Bend, OR | 24 HOUR TOTAL. ELEVATION 3660 FEET. |
| Jan 18, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 3 Sw Lyle, OR | THE OBSERVER MEASURED 24 INCHES IN 24 HOURS. CURRENTLY RAINING. |
| Jan 18, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 10 Sse Maupin, OR | RECORDED 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 18, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Wsw Camp Sherman, OR | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 18, 9:10 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 Nnw La Pine, OR | 6 INCHES IN 12 HOURS. |
| Jan 18, 9:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 2 Wnw Bend, OR | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jan 18, 9:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.7 | Bend, OR | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 18, 9:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | City Of The Dalles, OR | 8 TO 10 INCHES AROUND TOWN. TREE BRANCHES BROKEN AND POWER LINES DOWN. REPORTS OF POWER OUT AT THE DALLES, DUFUR, ,OSIER, AND BROWS CREEK. |
| Jan 18, 12:03 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 5 Sse Black Butte Ranch, OR | MEASURED AT COLGATE RAWS. |
| Jan 18, 12:48 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 8 Nnw Clarno, OR | |
| Jan 18, 1:19 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 9 Wsw Millican, OR | TEPEE DRAW RAWS. |
| Jan 18, 1:48 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 8 Nnw Clarno, OR | NORTH POLE RIDGE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 507 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 313 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 355 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
518 WWUS76 KPDT 172145 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 145 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON WEDNESDAY... .A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE HIGH SURFACE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. ORZ042-509-180700- /O.NEW.KPDT.HW.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120119T0300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 145 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION: MAINLY JEFFERSON COUNTY SOUTHWARD AND HIGHEST WINDS NEAR RIDGETOPS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND SUNRISE WITH STRONGEST WINDS FROM MID MORNING UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH RIDGETOPS. * IMPACTS: WINDS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. DURING THE MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW CHANGES OVER TO RAIN...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
4 follow-up statements
024 WWUS76 KPDT 180654 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1054 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON WEDNESDAY... .A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE HIGH SURFACE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. ORZ042-509-181500- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120119T0300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 1054 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION: MAINLY JEFFERSON COUNTY SOUTHWARD AND HIGHEST WINDS NEAR RIDGETOPS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND SUNRISE WITH STRONGEST WINDS FROM MID MORNING UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH RIDGETOPS. * IMPACTS: WINDS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. DURING THE MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW CHANGES OVER TO RAIN...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
971 WWUS76 KPDT 181223 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 423 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON TODAY... .A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE HIGH SURFACE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. ORZ042-509-182300- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 423 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION: MAINLY JEFFERSON COUNTY SOUTHWARD AND HIGHEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS FROM MID MORNING UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS: WINDS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. DURING THE MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW CHANGES OVER TO RAIN...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
871 WWUS76 KPDT 182301 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 301 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON TODAY... .A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE HIGH SURFACE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. ORZ042-509-190300- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 301 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION: MAINLY JEFFERSON COUNTY SOUTHWARD AND HIGHEST WINDS NEAR RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL OCCUR ALONG RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS: WINDS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
041 WWUS76 KPDT 190306 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 706 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ORZ042-509-190415- /O.EXP.KPDT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 706 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE DIMINISHED HOWEVER IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 8:36 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Jefferson, Morrow, Wasco and 1 more | 23 hr |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.