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Wind Advisory 25, NWS Pendleton, OR

October 10, 2021Kittitas County, Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington; Gilliam County, Sherman County, Wasco County, Oregon

NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Oct 10, 2021, 2:22 AM PDT for Kittitas County, Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington; Gilliam County, Sherman County, Wasco County, Oregon. It took effect at Oct 10, 2021, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 10, 2021, 2:22 AM PDT (09:22 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 10, 2021, 9:00 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 10, 2021, 2:42 PM PDT
In force
6 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 09:26 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, 9.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 00:00Z on 2021-10-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 16 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 00:00Z on 2021-10-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
16 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1182 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

589 
WWUS76 KPDT 100922
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
222 AM PDT Sun Oct 10 2021

ORZ041-510-WAZ024-026-521-101800-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0025.211010T1600Z-211011T0200Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-North Central Oregon-
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Kittitas Valley-
Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Arlington, The Dalles, Dufur, Maupin, 
Moro, White Salmon, Ellensburg, Thorp, Goldendale, and Bickleton
222 AM PDT Sun Oct 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Washington, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of 
  Washington, Kittitas Valley and Simcoe Highlands. In Oregon, 
  Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and North Central 
  Oregon.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 7 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...Patchy blowing dust may also be possible 
  due to recently worked farmlands and a lack of precipitation.

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
832 
WWUS76 KPDT 101001 CCA
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
301 AM PDT Sun Oct 10 2021

ORZ041-510-WAZ024-026-521-101800-
/O.COR.KPDT.WI.Y.0025.211010T1600Z-211011T0200Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-North Central Oregon-
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Kittitas Valley-
Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Arlington, The Dalles, Dufur, Maupin, 
Moro, White Salmon, Ellensburg, Thorp, Goldendale, and Bickleton
301 AM PDT Sun Oct 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Washington, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of 
  Washington, Kittitas Valley and Simcoe Highlands. In Oregon, 
  Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and North Central 
  Oregon.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 7 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...Patchy blowing dust may also be possible 
  due to recently worked farmlands and a lack of precipitation.

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
940 
WWUS76 KPDT 101741
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1041 AM PDT Sun Oct 10 2021

ORZ041-510-WAZ024-026-521-110200-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-211011T0200Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-North Central Oregon-
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Kittitas Valley-
Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Arlington, The Dalles, Dufur, Maupin, 
Moro, White Salmon, Ellensburg, Thorp, Goldendale, and Bickleton
1041 AM PDT Sun Oct 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...In Washington, Simcoe Highlands, Kittitas Valley and 
  Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington. In Oregon, Eastern 
  Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and North Central Oregon.

* WHEN...Until 7 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...Patchy blowing dust may also be possible
  due to recently worked farmlands and a lack of precipitation.

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
358 
WWUS76 KPDT 102142
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
242 PM PDT Sun Oct 10 2021

ORZ041-510-WAZ024-026-521-102245-
/O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-211011T0200Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-North Central Oregon-
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Kittitas Valley-
Simcoe Highlands-
242 PM PDT Sun Oct 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Current wind gusts are below advisory criteria and should continue
to slowly subside through the remainder of the day.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/Pendleton

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 10, 3:02 PM PDTFreeze WatchPDTBenton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla10 hr
Oct 10, 3:02 PM PDTFreeze WarningPDTKlickitat, Yakima10 hr

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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.