1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 8, 1:30 PM PST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
NORTHEAST OREGON/SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 230 PM PDT FRI JUN 8 2001 MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISTURBANCE THAT MOVED EAST OF THE CASCADES THIS MORNING...CONTINUE TO LINGER OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVER WILL INFLUENCE THE AMOUNT OF CONVECTION THAT WILL DEVELOP IN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. SPC OUTLOOK HAS NEARLY ALL OF THE FORECAST AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE T-STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SHORTWAVE MOVING INLAND WILL HELP TO TRIGGER T-STORMS AS IT MOVES OVER THE REGION. DUE TO STEEP LAPSE RATES...UPPER LEVEL DIFFLUENCE/DIVERGENCE...AND DECENT VERTICAL SHEAR...THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS DOES EXIST. HOWEVER...CLOUD COVER WILL INHIBIT SOME T-STORM DEVELOPMENT. MODELS HAVE A GOOD HANDLE OF SYNOPTIC PATTERN...BUT A POOR HANDLE OF THE INDIVIDUAL DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN THE UPPER FLOW. PREFER THE SLOWER ETA COMPARED TO THE AVN. ETA KEEPS CONVECTION OVER THE NORTHERN BLUES AND WALLOWAS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOW ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TROUGH BECOMES WESTERLY. ANY SHOWERS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS AND ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED. OCCASIONAL BREEZY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED AS GRADIENTS TIGHTEN AT THE SURFACE. SMITH EXTENDED...A TROUGH MOVES THROUGH WASHINGTON AND OREGON MONDAY WITH COOLER AIR AND CHANCE POPS OF SHOWERS AREAWIDE. WITH THE TROUGH AXIS INTO IDAHO TUESDAY...WILL KEEP SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ONLY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON DUE TO WRAPAROUND MOISTURE...OTHERWISE DRY AND COOL TUESDAY. A WARMING AND DqRYING TREND WILL DEVELOP WITH HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. FARMER PDT 4211 ALW 4211 PSC 3111 YKM 3111 .KPDT...WSR-88D...VCP21/CSR21...OPERATIONAL. .KPDT...NONE.
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:59 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Oregon Dept of Transportation reported flash flooding on State Highway 26. Between mile markers 126 and 127, water overflowed a creek next to the road and left debris on the pavement.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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