Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this red flag warning at Jul 13, 2012, 12:39 PM PDT for Clark County, Cowlitz County, Skamania County, Washington. It took effect at Jul 13, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 40 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2012, 12:39 PM PDT (19:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 13, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2012, 8:52 AM PDT
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Clark County, WA, Cowlitz County, WA, Skamania County, WA
The radar
The Portland,OR radar (KRTX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 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
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 1053 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
256 WWUS86 KPDT 131939 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1239 PM PDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT...THROUGH SATURDAY...AND INTO THE DAY SUNDAY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING MAY CAUSE SEVERAL NEW FIRE STARTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE FINER FUELS BELOW 4000 FEET. ORZ609-631>635-638-WAZ609-631-633-675-681-140700- /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0002.120714T0000Z-120716T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES-COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-EAGLE CAP DISTRICT- WALLOWA DISTRICT-BAKER VALLEY- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 1239 PM PDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR609...OR631...OR632...OR633...OR634... OR635...OR638...WA609...WA631...WA633...WA675 AND WA681... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 632 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 634 EAGLE CAP DISTRICT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 635 WALLOWA DISTRICT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 638 BAKER VALLEY. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...STORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN OREGON THIS EVENING AND THEN MOVE INTO CENTRAL WASHINGTON BY SATURDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON AND EASTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. COVERAGE WILL DIMINISH ON SUNDAY BUT SOME STORMS MAY LINGER FROM THE BLUE MOUNTAINS EASTWARD. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN MAY REACH THE GROUND. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE FINER FUELS BELOW 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
6 follow-up statements
864 WWUS86 KPDT 140554 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1054 PM PDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY...AND INTO THE DAY SUNDAY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING MAY CAUSE SEVERAL NEW FIRE STARTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE FINER FUELS BELOW 4000 FEET. ORZ609-631>635-638-WAZ609-631-633-675-681-141800- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120716T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES-COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-EAGLE CAP DISTRICT- WALLOWA DISTRICT-BAKER VALLEY- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 1054 PM PDT FRI JUL 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR609...OR631...OR632...OR633...OR634...OR635...OR638... WA609...WA631...WA633...WA675 AND WA681... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 632 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 634 EAGLE CAP DISTRICT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 635 WALLOWA DISTRICT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 638 BAKER VALLEY. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...STORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN OREGON TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE INTO CENTRAL WASHINGTON BY SATURDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON AND EASTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. COVERAGE WILL DIMINISH ON SUNDAY BUT SOME STORMS MAY LINGER FROM THE BLUE MOUNTAINS EASTWARD. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN MAY REACH THE GROUND. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE FINER FUELS BELOW 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
104 WWUS86 KPDT 141335 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 635 AM PDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH TODAY...AND INTO THE DAY ON SUNDAY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING MAY CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE FINER FUELS BELOW 4000 FEET. ORZ609-631>635-638-WAZ609-631-633-675-681-142300- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120716T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES-COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-EAGLE CAP DISTRICT- WALLOWA DISTRICT-BAKER VALLEY- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 635 AM PDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR609...OR631...OR632...OR633...OR634...OR635...OR638... WA609...WA631...WA633...WA675 AND WA681... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 632 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 634 EAGLE CAP DISTRICT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 635 WALLOWA DISTRICT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 638 BAKER VALLEY. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THROUGH TONIGHT. COVERAGE WILL DIMINISH ON SUNDAY BUT SOME STORMS MAY LINGER FROM THE BLUE MOUNTAINS EASTWARD. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN MAY REACH THE GROUND. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE FINER FUELS BELOW 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
612 WWUS86 KPDT 142215 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 315 PM PDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT THEN DECREASE SUNDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS OREGON WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE WEATHER DISTRICT. STORMS WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SOME OF THE STORMS BECOMING STRONG WITH HAIL AND SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING. COVERAGE OF STORMS SHOULD DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING MAY CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE FINER FUELS BELOW 4000 FEET. ORZ609-631>635-638-WAZ609-631-633-675-681-150615- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120716T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES-COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-EAGLE CAP DISTRICT- WALLOWA DISTRICT-BAKER VALLEY- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 315 PM PDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR609...OR631...OR632...OR633...OR634...OR635...OR638... WA609...WA631...WA633...WA675 AND WA681... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 632 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 634 EAGLE CAP DISTRICT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 635 WALLOWA DISTRICT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 638 BAKER VALLEY. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THROUGH THE EVENING INTO TONIGHT. COVERAGE WILL DIMINISH ON SUNDAY BUT SOME STORMS MAY LINGER FROM THE BLUE MOUNTAINS EASTWARD. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3-4. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE FINER FUELS BELOW 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
396 WWUS86 KPDT 150546 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1046 PM PDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT THEN DECREASE SUNDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS OREGON WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE WEATHER DISTRICT. STORMS WILL BE DECREASING IN NUMBER AND STRENGTH OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW BUT SOME STORMS MAY STILL BECOME STRONG WITH HAIL AND SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING. COVERAGE OF STORMS SHOULD DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING MAY CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE FINER FUELS BELOW 4000 FEET. ORZ609-631>635-638-WAZ609-631-633-675-681-151400- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120716T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES-COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-EAGLE CAP DISTRICT- WALLOWA DISTRICT-BAKER VALLEY- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 1046 PM PDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR609...OR631...OR632...OR633...OR634...OR635...OR638... WA609...WA631...WA633...WA675 AND WA681... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 632 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 634 EAGLE CAP DISTRICT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 635 WALLOWA DISTRICT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 638 BAKER VALLEY. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON OVERNIGHT. COVERAGE WILL DIMINISH ON SUNDAY BUT SOME STORMS MAY LINGER FROM THE BLUE MOUNTAINS EASTWARD. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3-4. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE FINER FUELS BELOW 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
433 WWUS86 KPDT 151254 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 554 AM PDT SUN JUL 15 2012 ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND THEN DECREASE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS OREGON WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE WEATHER DISTRICT. STORMS WILL BE DECREASING IN NUMBER AND STRENGTH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SOME STORMS MAY STILL BECOME STRONG WITH HAIL AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING MAY CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE FINER FUELS BELOW 4000 FEET. ORZ609-631>635-638-WAZ609-631-633-675-681-152200- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120716T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES-COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-EAGLE CAP DISTRICT- WALLOWA DISTRICT-BAKER VALLEY- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 554 AM PDT SUN JUL 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR609...OR631...OR632...OR633...OR634...OR635...OR638...WA609... WA631...WA633...WA675 AND WA681... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 632 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 634 EAGLE CAP DISTRICT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 635 WALLOWA DISTRICT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 638 BAKER VALLEY. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THIS MORNING WITH COVERAGE DIMINISHING BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3-4. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE FINER FUELS BELOW 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
524 WWUS86 KPDT 151552 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 852 AM PDT SUN JUL 15 2012 ORZ609-631>635-638-WAZ609-631-633-675-681-151700- /O.CAN.KPDT.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120716T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES-COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-EAGLE CAP DISTRICT- WALLOWA DISTRICT-BAKER VALLEY- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 852 AM PDT SUN JUL 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR609...OR631...OR632...OR633...OR634...OR635...OR638... WA609...WA631...WA633...WA675 AND WA681... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TODAY. A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP LATER TODAY OVER WASHINGTON OR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST OREGON BUT THEY WILL BE ISOLATED WITH WETTING RAIN. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 10:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Columbia | 54 min |
| Jul 12, 10:16 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Columbia | 59 min |
| Jul 13, 4:54 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Wallowa | 66 min |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Washington, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Oregon, 2012Every red flag warning 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.