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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Apr 30, 2021, 7:23 PM PDT for Kittitas County, Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington; Gilliam County, Sherman County, Wasco County, Oregon. It took effect at May 1, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2021, 7:23 PM PDT (02:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 1, 2021, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Gilliam County, OR, Sherman County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Kittitas County, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Yakima County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:27 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 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 1072 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
044 WWUS76 KPDT 010223 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pendleton OR 723 PM PDT Fri Apr 30 2021 ORZ041-WAZ024-026-011200- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0017.210501T1900Z-210502T0400Z/ Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon- Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Kittitas Valley- Including the cities of Arlington, The Dalles, White Salmon, Ellensburg, and Thorp 723 PM PDT Fri Apr 30 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Washington, Eastern Columbia River Gorge and the Kittitas Valley. In Oregon, Eastern Columbia River Gorge. * WHEN...From noon to 9 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Drivers along Interstate 84 and Highway 14 through the Eastern Columbia River Gorge and Interstate 90 through the Kittitas Valley should be prepared for sudden wind gusts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/Pendleton
3 follow-up statements
840 WWUS76 KPDT 010924 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pendleton OR 224 AM PDT Sat May 1 2021 ORZ041-WAZ024-026-020000- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0017.210501T1900Z-210502T0400Z/ Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon- Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Kittitas Valley- Including the cities of Arlington, The Dalles, White Salmon, Ellensburg, and Thorp 224 AM PDT Sat May 1 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Washington, Kittitas Valley and Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington. In Oregon, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon. * WHEN...From noon today to 9 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Drivers along Interstate 84 and Highway 14 through the Eastern Columbia River Gorge and Interstate 90 through the Kittitas Valley should be prepared for sudden wind gusts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/Pendleton
872 WWUS76 KPDT 011630 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pendleton OR 930 AM PDT Sat May 1 2021 ORZ041-WAZ024-026-020400- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0017.210501T1900Z-210502T0400Z/ Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon- Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Kittitas Valley- Including the cities of Arlington, The Dalles, White Salmon, Ellensburg, and Thorp 930 AM PDT Sat May 1 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Washington, Kittitas Valley and Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington. In Oregon, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon. * WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Patchy blowing dust will be possible in and around recently plowed and fallow fields. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Drivers along Interstate 84 and Highway 14 through the Eastern Columbia River Gorge, and Interstate 90 through the Kittitas Valley should be prepared for sudden wind gusts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/Pendleton
590 WWUS76 KPDT 020344 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pendleton OR 844 PM PDT Sat May 1 2021 ORZ041-WAZ024-026-020445- /O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-210502T0400Z/ Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon- Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Kittitas Valley- Including the cities of Arlington, The Dalles, White Salmon, Ellensburg, and Thorp 844 PM PDT Sat May 1 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... The strong winds are decreasing and will continue to decrease through the night. The Wind Advisory is no longer in effect. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/Pendleton
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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.