Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Pendleton, OR

350 
WGUS76 KPDT 022334
FFSPDT

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
434 PM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013

ORC063-030000-
/O.CON.KPDT.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130703T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WALLOWA OR-
434 PM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM PDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL WALLOWA COUNTY...

AT 430 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
SQUAW CREEK...BIG SHEEP CREEK...TIMBER CREEK...RICH CREEK...CARROL
CREEK...MORGAN CREEK...SHORT CREEK...GUMBOOT CREEK...DRY CREEK...
GROUSE CREEK...TYEE CREEK...COYOTE CREEK...NORTH FORK CARROL CREEK...
PRAIRIE CREEK...OWL CREEK...SALT CREEK...THREEBUCK CREEK...TWOBUCK
CREEK...LITTLE SHEEP CREEK...FERGUSON CREEK...WALLOWA VALLEY
IMPROVEMENT CANAL...IMNAHA RIVER...LICK CREEK...MUD SPRING CREEK...
SUMMIT CREEK...STEAMBOAT CREEK...THIRTYTWO POINT CREEK...SNAKE
RIVER...KIRBY CREEK...LEEP CREEK...ROAD CREEK...CRAZYMAN CREEK...
MAHOGANY CREEK...NORTH FORK GUMBOOT CREEK...SKOOKUM CREEK...NORTH
PINE CREEK AND MCCULLY CREEK.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN 
STEEP TERRAIN OF THE EAGLE CAPS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU 
ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME 
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR 
CREEKS.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4535 11697 4536 11689 4531 11681 4524 11671
      4512 11676 4510 11702 4526 11718

$$

DGW

518 
WGUS56 KPDT 022351
FFWPDT
ORC063-030200-
/O.EXT.KPDT.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130703T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
451 PM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL WALLOWA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OREGON...

* UNTIL 700 PM PDT

* AT 442 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
SQUAW CREEK...BIG SHEEP CREEK...TIMBER CREEK...RICH CREEK...CARROL
CREEK...MORGAN CREEK...SHORT CREEK...GUMBOOT CREEK...DRY CREEK...
GROUSE CREEK...TYEE CREEK...COYOTE CREEK...NORTH FORK CARROL CREEK...
PRAIRIE CREEK...OWL CREEK...SALT CREEK...THREEBUCK CREEK...TWOBUCK
CREEK...LITTLE SHEEP CREEK...FERGUSON CREEK...WALLOWA VALLEY
IMPROVEMENT CANAL...IMNAHA RIVER...LICK CREEK...MUD SPRING CREEK...
SUMMIT CREEK...STEAMBOAT CREEK...THIRTYTWO POINT CREEK...SNAKE
RIVER...KIRBY CREEK...LEEP CREEK...ROAD CREEK...CRAZYMAN CREEK...
MAHOGANY CREEK...NORTH FORK GUMBOOT CREEK...SKOOKUM CREEK...NORTH
PINE CREEK AND MCCULLY CREEK.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN 
STEEP TERRAIN OF THE EAGLE CAPS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU 
ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME 
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR 
CREEKS.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4535 11697 4536 11689 4531 11681 4524 11671
      4512 11676 4510 11702 4526 11718

$$

DGW

427 
WGUS76 KPDT 030100
FFSPDT

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
600 PM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013

ORC063-030200-
/O.CON.KPDT.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130703T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WALLOWA OR-
600 PM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM PDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL WALLOWA COUNTY...

HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...HOWEVER RESIDUAL RUNOFF MAY CAUSE FLASH 
FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
SQUAW CREEK...BIG SHEEP CREEK...TIMBER CREEK...RICH CREEK...CARROL
CREEK...MORGAN CREEK...SHORT CREEK...GUMBOOT CREEK...DRY CREEK...
GROUSE CREEK...TYEE CREEK...COYOTE CREEK...NORTH FORK CARROL CREEK...
PRAIRIE CREEK...OWL CREEK...SALT CREEK...THREEBUCK CREEK...TWOBUCK
CREEK...LITTLE SHEEP CREEK...FERGUSON CREEK...WALLOWA VALLEY
IMPROVEMENT CANAL...IMNAHA RIVER...LICK CREEK...MUD SPRING CREEK...
SUMMIT CREEK...STEAMBOAT CREEK...THIRTYTWO POINT CREEK...SNAKE
RIVER...KIRBY CREEK...LEEP CREEK...ROAD CREEK...CRAZYMAN CREEK...
MAHOGANY CREEK...NORTH FORK GUMBOOT CREEK...SKOOKUM CREEK...NORTH
PINE CREEK AND MCCULLY CREEK.

MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN STEEP TERRAIN OF THE EAGLE CAPS. IT IS 
IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR 
CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS 
SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4535 11697 4536 11689 4531 11681 4524 11671
      4512 11676 4510 11702 4526 11718

$$

DGW

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
230 PM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES
TO DOMINATE THE AREAS WEATHER WITH VERY HOT TEMPERATURES. ALREADY
THE TEMPERATURE HAS REACHED 103 IN PENDLETON AND THE HEAT ADVISORY
CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. A DISTURBANCE COMBINING WITH DAYTIME
HEATING MAY PRODUCE SOME TSRA OVER CENTRAL OREGON AND THIS EXTENDS
EAST INTO THE OCHOCOS AND BLUE/WALLOWA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS SLIGHTLY EAST ALLOWING FOR
SOMEWHAT COOLER MARINE AREA TO SEEP THROUGH THE GORGE AND MOVE
INLAND. THIS MAY COOL HIGH TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES FROM TODAY.
THE MODELS ARE HINTING AT A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN
OREGON AND THIS COULD PRODUCE ISOLD TSRA OVER CENTRAL OREGON AS WELL
AND THE BLUE/WALLOWAS AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

OTHERWISE THE INSTABILITY PUSHES SOUTH AND EAST AND DRIER CONDITIONS
ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY. BY FRIDAY
THE HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST AND AWAY FROM THE REGION
ALLOWING FOR EVEN COOLER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH DRY CONDITIONS
TOWARD THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...LONG
TERM...WESTERLY FLOW WILL SET IN SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL
STILL BE BREEZY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...MAINLY ALONG THE COLUMBIA
RIVER GORGE AND THE KITTITAS VALLEY.  OVERALL...CONDITIONS WILL BE
DRY FOR THE EXTENDED WITH HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDING OVER THE AREA
BRINGING TEMPERATURES BACK UP TO THE UPPER 90S BY MID NEXT WEEK.
THERE IS A HINT AT POSSIBLY SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE ALONG
GRANT...BAKER...UNION...WALLOWA COUNTY AREA SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
AS THE FLOW SHIFTS TO THE SOUTHWEST...BUT WILL WAIT FOR MORE MODEL
RUNS TO COME IN BEFORE ADDING THUNDER TO THE FORECAST. WEBER

&&

.AVIATION...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...18Z TAFS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...AFFECTING AREAS OF CENTRAL OREGON NEAR
KRDM AND KBDN.  OTHERWISE...FEW-SCT MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 18-24 HOURS.  KPSC...KDLS...AND KYKM SHOULD
HAVE SKC CONDITIONS AFTER 12Z. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO
10-15 KNOTS FOR MOST TAF SITES.  AT KDLS...NW WINDS 15-20 KTS
GUSTING TO 30 KTS ARE FORECAST FROM 22Z-04Z.  WEBER

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...A WEAK MARINE PUSH IS STILL EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY
WITH A STRONGER PUSH STILL ANTICIPATED FOR THURSDAY. THE MARINE AIR
WILL INITIALLY BE SHALLOW, ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY. AS A RESULT
WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND NORTH CENTRAL
OREGON DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS EACH DAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOW DURING THESE SAME HOURS EACH DAY. WITH THE
LOW HUMIDITY, WINDY CONDITIONS, AND WITH THURSDAY BEING THE FOURTH
OF JULY, HAVE UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WINDS AND LOW RH
FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING TO A RED FLAG
WARNING. EXPECT THE MAIN IMPACTS IN ZONES 630, 631 AND 675 TO BE IN
THE FINE FUELS REGIONS. CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY MAY BE SOMEWHAT MORE
WIDESPREAD THAN ON WEDNESDAY. 90

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT  68  95  59  89 /  10  10   0   0
ALW  72  95  62  89 /  10  10   0   0
PSC  69  98  61  91 /  10  10   0   0
YKM  67  93  59  88 /  10   0   0   0
HRI  69  97  61  91 /  10  10   0   0
ELN  64  89  57  86 /  10   0   0   0
RDM  61  93  52  85 /  20  10  10  10
LGD  65  89  51  83 /  20  20  10  10
GCD  65  90  56  82 /  20  20  20  10
DLS  66  91  60  85 /  10  10   0   0

&&

.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY
     ORZ041-042-044-503-505>508.

     HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING ORZ041-044-505-507.

WA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY
     WAZ024-026>029-521.

     HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING WAZ024-026>029.

&&

THREAT INDEX
WEDNESDAY : GREEN
THURSDAY : GREEN
FRIDAY : 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

97/89/89

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
517 AM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013

ORZ041-044-505-507-WAZ024-026>029-031230-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
517 AM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
OREGON...NORTH CENTRAL OREGON...NORTHEAST OREGON...CENTRAL
WASHINGTON...SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN RECORD BREAKING HEAT TOADY. A
HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FOR
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 102 TO 108 RANGE. PLEASE REFER TO NWS
PRODUCT ID PDXNPWPDT FOR MORE DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

COOLING WILL TAKE PLACE STARTING THURSDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AS A WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE REGION IN COOLER AIR FROM THE
PACIFIC.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 675 AND 631. THESE ZONES
COVER PARTS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN, YAKIMA VALLEY, AND KITTITAS
VALLEY. THIS WATCH IS FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. REFER TO
PDXRFWPDT FOR MORE DETAILS.

ORZ049-050-502-503-506-509-WAZ030-031230-
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
517 AM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
OREGON...NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND
TONIGHT. THOUGH THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE
SEVERE...THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL
HAIL ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS MAY ALSO CAUSE NEW FIRE
STARTS...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE MORE ON
WEDNESDAY THOUGH FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST IN THE JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
AND FAR EASTERN OREGON DUE TO A WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING IN THE
REGION. THESE STORMS MAY PRESENT GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND
BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL.

ORZ042-508-WAZ521-031230-
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
517 AM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
OREGON...NORTH CENTRAL OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631. THIS ZONE COVERS PARTS
OF NORTH CENTRAL OREGON AND THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS. THIS
WATCH IS FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. REFER TO PDXRFWPDT
FOR MORE DETAILS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
325 PM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013

ORZ050-022300-
WALLOWA COUNTY OR-
325 PM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN WALLOWA COUNTY UNTIL 400
PM PDT...

AT 318 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JOSEPH...OR 50 MILES
NORTHEAST OF BAKER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

LAT...LON 4544 11690 4528 11671 4519 11673 4509 11681
      4510 11702 4526 11720
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 231DEG 14KT 4525 11702

DGW