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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Pendleton, OR

June 3, 2026Kittitas County, Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington

NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Jun 3, 2026, 1:58 AM PDT for Kittitas County, Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington. It took effect at Jun 3, 2026, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 3, 2026, 1:58 AM PDT (08:58 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 3, 2026, 1:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jun 3, 2026, 8:22 PM PDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Pendleton, OR

Counties Kittitas County, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Yakima County, WA

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:01 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 247 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 2026-06-03Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2026-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2814 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

375 
WWUS76 KPDT 030858
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
158 AM PDT Wed Jun 3 2026

WAZ026-521-032200-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.260603T2000Z-260604T0700Z/
Kittitas Valley-Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Ellensburg, Thorp, Goldendale, and
Bickleton
158 AM PDT Wed Jun 3 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT 
TONIGHT...

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

* WHERE...Kittitas Valley and Simcoe Highlands.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to midnight PDT tonight.

* 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.

&&

$$

MC
2 follow-up statements
053 
WWUS76 KPDT 032017
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
117 PM PDT Wed Jun 3 2026

WAZ026-521-040300-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-260604T0700Z/
Kittitas Valley-Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Ellensburg, Goldendale, Bickleton, and
Thorp
117 PM PDT Wed Jun 3 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

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

* WHERE...Kittitas Valley and Simcoe Highlands.

* WHEN...Until midnight PDT tonight.

* 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.

&&

$$

MD
263 
WWUS76 KPDT 040322
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
822 PM PDT Wed Jun 3 2026

WAZ026-521-040430-
/O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-260604T0700Z/
Kittitas Valley-Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Bickleton, Goldendale, Thorp, and
Ellensburg
822 PM PDT Wed Jun 3 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have remained below advisory criteria, and are expected to 
gradually weaken after sunset. Therefore, have decided to cancel the 
wind advisory this evening.

$$

BL

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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.