Alert archive / Oregon / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 6, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this high wind watch at Dec 15, 2012, 2:45 PM PST for 11 counties in Oregon; Columbia County, Walla Walla County, Washington. It took effect at Dec 16, 2012, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2012, 2:45 PM PST (22:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2012, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2012, 2:41 AM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Crook County, OR, Deschutes County, OR, Gilliam County, OR, Grant County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Morrow County, OR, Umatilla County, OR, Union County, OR, Wallowa County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Wheeler County, OR, Columbia County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 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.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 high wind watch went out at Dec 15, 1:40 PM PST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 1:40 PM PST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 15, 2:45 PM PST, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
245 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2012
ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
161415-
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-
245 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, KITTITAS VALLEY,
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON,
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY,
WALLOWA COUNTY, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, JOHN DAY BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY
HIGHLANDS
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND OVERNIGHT
WITH SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MAINLY ABOVE 1500 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES (PDXWSWPDT)
ARE IN EFFECT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SNOW SUNDAY AND MONDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, KITTITAS VALLEY,
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE
OREGON CASCADES, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY, NORTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
JOHN DAY BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
WIND SUNDAY AND MONDAY
NORTH CENTRAL 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, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON
A STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION AND
WIND. SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AND
COULD CREATE BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. SEE THE WINTER
STORM WATCH (PDXWSWPDT) AND HIGH WIND WATCH (PDXNPWPDT) THAT HAVE
BEEN ISSUED FOR MORE DETAILS.
.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.The office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2:46 PM PST | Blizzard Watch | PDT | Gilliam, Grant, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 15, 2:46 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PDT | Kittitas, Yakima | 12 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in Oregon, 2012High Wind Watches in Washington, 2012Every high wind watch in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.