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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Pendleton, OR

October 9, 2025Gilliam County, Sherman County, Wasco County, Oregon; Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington

NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Oct 9, 2025, 2:26 PM PDT for Gilliam County, Sherman County, Wasco County, Oregon; Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington. It took effect at Oct 11, 2025, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 9, 2025, 2:26 PM PDT (21:26 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 11, 2025, 11:00 PM PDT
Expired
Oct 12, 2025, 1:23 AM PDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Pendleton, OR

Counties Gilliam County, OR, Sherman County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Klickitat County, WA, Yakima County, WA

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 196 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 12:00Z on 2025-10-09Temperature 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, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 12:00Z on 2025-10-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
894 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

321 
WWUS76 KPDT 092126
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
226 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

ORZ041-WAZ024-521-110000-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.251012T0600Z-251012T1200Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-Eastern Columbia River
Gorge of Washington-Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of The Dalles, Bickleton, Arlington, White
Salmon, and Goldendale
226 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY 
THE GORGE AND SIMCOE HIGHLANDS...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 to 50 mph 
  expected The Gorge and Simcoe Highlands.

* WHERE...Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington, and 
  Simcoe Highlands.

* WHEN...From 11 PM Saturday to 5 AM PDT Sunday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

MF
4 follow-up statements
898 
WWUS76 KPDT 102032
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
132 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025

ORZ041-WAZ024-521-110445-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.251012T0600Z-251012T1200Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-Eastern Columbia River
Gorge of Washington-Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of The Dalles, Arlington, White Salmon,
Goldendale, and Bickleton
132 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT 
SUNDAY THE GORGE AND SIMCOE HIGHLANDS...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected 
  The Gorge and Simcoe Highlands.

* WHERE...Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington, and 
  Simcoe Highlands.

* WHEN...From 11 PM Saturday to 5 AM PDT Sunday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

MR
684 
WWUS76 KPDT 110318
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
818 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025

ORZ041-WAZ024-521-112215-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.251012T0600Z-251012T1200Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-Eastern Columbia River
Gorge of Washington-Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Goldendale, Arlington, The Dalles, White
Salmon, and Bickleton
818 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT 
SUNDAY THE GORGE AND SIMCOE HIGHLANDS...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected 
  The Gorge and Simcoe Highlands.

* WHERE...Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington, and 
  Simcoe Highlands.

* WHEN...From 11 PM Saturday to 5 AM PDT Sunday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

BL
467 
WWUS76 KPDT 112038
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
138 PM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025

ORZ041-WAZ024-521-120500-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.251012T0600Z-251012T1200Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-Eastern Columbia River
Gorge of Washington-Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Arlington, Bickleton, Goldendale, White
Salmon, and The Dalles
138 PM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM 
PDT SUNDAY THE GORGE AND SIMCOE HIGHLANDS...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected 
  The Gorge and Simcoe Highlands.

* WHERE...Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington, and 
  Simcoe Highlands.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 5 AM PDT Sunday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

LN
524 
WWUS76 KPDT 120823
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
123 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

ORZ041-WAZ024-521-120930-
/O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-251012T1200Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-Eastern Columbia River
Gorge of Washington-Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of The Dalles, Bickleton, Arlington, White
Salmon, and Goldendale
123 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds are below advisory criteria and are expected to decrease 
throughout the night, therefore the Wind Advisory has been cancelled.

$$

WAZ026-131200-
/O.NEW.KPDT.FZ.A.0003.251014T0600Z-251014T1600Z/
Kittitas Valley-
Including the cities of Thorp and Ellensburg
123 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY 
MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 possible.

* WHERE...Kittitas Valley.

* WHEN...From Monday evening through Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

CE

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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.