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Wind Advisory 30, NWS Pendleton, OR

November 17, 2021Union County, Oregon

NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Nov 17, 2021, 8:14 PM PST for Union County, Oregon. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 17, 2021, 8:14 PM PST (04:14 UTC)
Expired
Nov 18, 2021, 7:00 PM PST
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Pendleton, OR

County Union County, OR

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:19 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

Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 241 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, Boise Airport, ID at 00:00Z on 2021-11-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Boise Airport, ID at 00:00Z on 2021-11-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -61 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1895 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

008 
WWUS76 KPDT 180414
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
814 PM PST Wed Nov 17 2021

ORZ049-182000-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0030.211118T0414Z-211119T0300Z/
Grande Ronde Valley-
Including the cities of Cove, Elgin, and La Grande
814 PM PST Wed Nov 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Grande Ronde Valley.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

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
308 
WWUS76 KPDT 181105
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
305 AM PST Thu Nov 18 2021

ORZ049-190000-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-211119T0300Z/
Grande Ronde Valley-
Including the cities of Cove, Elgin, and La Grande
305 AM PST Thu Nov 18 2021

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

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Grande Ronde Valley.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM PST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

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
832 
WWUS76 KPDT 182240
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
240 PM PST Thu Nov 18 2021

ORZ049-190300-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-211119T0300Z/
Grande Ronde Valley-
Including the cities of Cove, Elgin, and La Grande
240 PM PST Thu Nov 18 2021

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

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Grande Ronde Valley.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM PST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

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
005 
WWUS76 KPDT 190307
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
707 PM PST Thu Nov 18 2021

ORZ049-190415-
/O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-211119T0300Z/
Grande Ronde Valley-
Including the cities of Cove, Elgin, and La Grande
707 PM PST Thu Nov 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Winds are decreasing in the Grande Ronde Valley this evening and
have dropped below advisory levels. Winds will continue at 20 to 
30 mph with gusts to 40 mph this evening before decreasing further
overnight.

$$

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.