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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Apr 5, 2022, 3:37 AM PDT for 4 counties in Oregon; 7 counties in Washington. It took effect at Apr 5, 2022, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2022, 3:37 AM PDT (10:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2022, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2022, 7:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Gilliam County, OR, Morrow County, OR, Umatilla County, OR, Wheeler County, OR, Benton County, WA, Columbia County, WA, Franklin County, WA, Kittitas County, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA, Yakima County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 291 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1135 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 132 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
366 WWUS76 KPDT 051037 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pendleton OR 337 AM PDT Tue Apr 5 2022 ORZ044-507-508-WAZ026>029-521-060200- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.220405T1200Z-220406T0200Z/ Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon- Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon- Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon- Kittitas Valley-Yakima Valley-Lower Columbia Basin of Washington- Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington-Simcoe Highlands- Including the cities of Boardman, Hermiston, Ione, Pendleton, Pilot Rock, Heppner, Condon, Fossil, Ellensburg, Thorp, Naches, Sunnyside, Toppenish, Yakima, Connell, Prosser, Tri-Cities, Dayton, Waitsburg, Walla Walla, Goldendale, and Bickleton 337 AM PDT Tue Apr 5 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 45 to 50 mph expected. Winds will begin to decrease in the late afternoon and evening. * WHERE...In Washington, Kittitas Valley, Yakima Valley, Lower Columbia Basin of Washington, Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington and Simcoe Highlands. In Oregon, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/Pendleton
1 follow-up statement
964 WWUS76 KPDT 060135 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pendleton OR 635 PM PDT Tue Apr 5 2022 ORZ044-507-508-WAZ026>029-521-060245- /O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-220406T0200Z/ Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon- Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon- Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon- Kittitas Valley-Yakima Valley-Lower Columbia Basin of Washington- Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington-Simcoe Highlands- Including the cities of Boardman, Hermiston, Ione, Pendleton, Pilot Rock, Heppner, Condon, Fossil, Ellensburg, Thorp, Naches, Sunnyside, Toppenish, Yakima, Connell, Prosser, Tri-Cities, Dayton, Waitsburg, Walla Walla, Goldendale, and Bickleton 635 PM PDT Tue Apr 5 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... Winds across the region have decreased. Although gusts of up 35mph can be expected in some areas this evening...the threat for advisory level winds have diminished. Thus the wind advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 7:59 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | 9 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.