1 high wind, 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 27, 1:30 AM PST, 0 minutes earlier.
NORTHEAST OREGON/SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 230 AM PDT THU JUN 27 2002 THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FORECAST AREA IS NOW MOVING NORTH INTO NORTHERN IDAHO...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST MONTANA. THERE ARE STILL SOME SHOWERS SHOWN BY THE BY DOPPLER RADAR OVER THE EXTREME NORTHEAST PART OF THE FORECAST AREA...BUT THESE ARE DECREASING IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. THE REGION WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH THE FLOW. ONE OF THESE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME INSTABILITY OVER EXTREME EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. AS A RESULT WILL KEEP A MENTION OF ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THERE TODAY. IT WILL ALSO BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER TODAY AS SOME COOLER MARINE AIR IS PUSHED EAST OF THE CASCADES INTO EASTERN OREGON AND WASHINGTON. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...MAINLY ALONG THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES...THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS. THE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST ON FRIDAY WITH JUST SOME SLIGHT WARMING. AGAIN THERE WILL BE SOME INSTABILITY OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON ON FRIDAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WITH A DEEPER MARINE PUSH WILL THEN ARRIVE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER PACIFIC MARINE AIR AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE AREA. THE UPPER JET WILL BE PARALLEL TO THE COLD FRONT SO THERE WILL EVEN BE A CHANCE FOR SOME SOAKING RAINS IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. RSC. EXTENDED...ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST THE AREA ON SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE LIMITED MOISTURE...WITH MOST OF IT STAYING TO THE NORTH. THEREFORE ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL THEN BEGIN TO APPROACH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR RAIN TO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. HENRY. PDT 111 ALW 111 PSC 111 YKM --2 KPDT...VCP21/CSR21...OPERATIONAL. .KPDT...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds caused downed power lines in Walla Walla and Waitsburg.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Washington in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, 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: 5300802.