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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Pendleton, OR

April 5, 20224 counties in Oregon; 7 counties in Washington

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.

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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 00:00Z on 2022-04-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 200 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 7:59 AM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryPDT9 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.