1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 9, 1:30 PM PST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
NORTHEAST OREGON/SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 230 PM PDT SUN JUN 9 2002 OVER THE LAST HOUR...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN...WITH SMALL HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SURGE OF MOISTURE THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT. LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL END AND BE REPLACED WITH A LIGHT RAIN REGIME. AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM OVER IDAHO/MONTANA WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP MOISTURE ACROSS EAST WASHINGTON AND OREGON. DEEPEST MOISTURE AND HIGHER PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS TONIGHT WILL BE IN AND NEAR WALLOWA COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 5000 FEET TONIGHT. EXPECT ACCUMULATING SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES NORTHEASTWARD INTO MONTANA...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL DRY FROM WEST TO EAST BEGINNING MONDAY. LIGHT NORTH FLOW AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH SLOW WARMING. MITTELSTADT DAYS 3-7...THE UPPER LOW WILL EXIT THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT... WITH SHOWERS LINGERING OVER THE NORTHEASTERN MOUNTAINS INTO WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR DRY AND WARMING CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY. MJB. PDT 8521 ALW 8521 PSC 7310 YKM 4210 .KPDT...VCP21/CSR21...OPERATIONAL. .KPDT...SNOW ADVISORY TONIGHT FOR WALLOWA COUNTY ABOVE 6000 FEET.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds toppled a sixteen foot hangar at the Lexington Airport. One plane was damaged.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oregon in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, June 2002
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5300737.