1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 Jan 10, 8:25 PM PST, 49 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
825 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006
.DISCUSSION...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A VIGOROUS SYSTEM MOVING INTO
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS EVENING...WITH THE BACK LEADING EDGE JUST
MOVING ONSHORE. COMPOSITE RADAR IMAGERY ALSO SHOWS A BROAD SWATH OF
PRECIPITATION SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE RADAR IMAGERY
REALLY BEGINNING TO FILL IN NICELY EAST OF THE CASCADES.
THEREFORE...HAVE UPDATED THE POPS AND WEATHER THIS EVENING TO BETTER
REFLECT THE CURRENT TRENDS. WINDS HAVE ALSO DECREASED ACROSS MOST
OF THE AREA...AND THEREFORE LOWERED WITH WIND SPEEDS AS WELL. PALMER
&&
.AVIATION...(PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ISSUED 215 PM PST TUE JAN
10)...WINDS HAVE BEEN DECREASING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT BUT STILL REMAIN
BREEZY IN SOME AREAS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VFR OVERNIGHT. 91
&&
.HYDROLOGY...MY MAIN CONCERN THROUGH THIS EVENING CONTINUES TO BE
WILL THE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WITH THIS NEW SYSTEM AND RISES ALONG
AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS.
A VERY MOIST AND VIGOROUS SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THIS EVENING...SPREADING RAIN ACROSS THE REGION. ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS
OCCURRING...WITH UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAIN POSSIBLE.
TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S...ALLOWING
FOR EXCESSIVE RUNOFF TO OCCUR. THE AHTANUM CREEK AND THE COTTONWOOD
CREEK HAVE OVERFLOWN THEIR BANKS...AND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NIGHT ALONG THESE CREEKS. THE AMERICAN RIVER AND THE
LITTLE NACHES RIVER ARE ALSO RUNNING HIGH. THEREFORE...HAVE
CONTINUED THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING FOR THE
YAKIMA...KLICKITAT...AND KITTITAS COUNTIES. THE FLOODING WILL BE
HEAVIEST IN THE UPPER PARTS OF THE YAKIMA AND KITTITAS
VALLEYS...SINCE SOME RAIN SHADOWING IN THE WESTERLY FLOW WILL LIMIT
RAINFALL EXCEPT NEAR THE CREST. HOWEVER...EVEN THESE AREAS WILL SEE
RISING STREAMS FROM UPSTREAM RAIN AND SNOW MELT.
MEANWHILE...THE NACHES RIVER IS RUNNING HIGH AT CLIFFDELL AND EVEN
HIGHER AT NACHES...WHERE IT HAS GONE ABOVE BANKFULL. AT THIS
TIME...THE RIVER IS FORECASTED TO CREST OF THE NEXT 12 TO 24
HOURS...BUT SOMEWHAT CONCERNED WITH THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THAT IT
MIGHT TAKE A LONGER BEFORE IT CRESTS. HOWEVER...EXPECT THE NACHES
TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT THIS TIME. THE KLICKITAT AT PITT
ALSO CONTINUES TO RISE THIS EVENING...AND IS EXPECT TO CREST JUST
BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
IN NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL OREGON A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
WHILE THERE ARE RISING TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL NEAR THE CASCADES
IN OREGON THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE LESS AND NO REPORTS OF FLOODING
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. THE RAIN SHADOWING EFFECT WITH STRONG WESTERLY
WINDS HAS LIMITED RAINFALL EXCEPT NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. SINCE
THERE IS ONE MORE SHOT OF PRECIPITATION APPROACHING DECIDED TO LEAVE
WATCH ALONE AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR SITUATION. I HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT
ANY FLOODING...EVEN IN THE WESTERN PARTS...BUT NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE
TO COMPLETELY CANCEL THE WATCH WHEN MORE PRECIPITATION WILL COME
TONIGHT.
COLD AIR WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST OF THE CASCADES LATE TONIGHT AND DROP
SNOW LEVELS...DECREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING INTO TOMORROW.
PALMER
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 39 45 34 45 / 70 40 30 30
ALW 43 46 35 47 / 80 40 30 30
PSC 41 46 33 43 / 70 30 20 20
YKM 34 42 28 40 / 70 30 20 30
HRI 35 47 31 43 / 70 30 20 20
ELN 31 40 25 37 / 80 30 20 30
RDM 35 44 29 39 / 50 30 30 50
LGD 33 42 31 38 / 70 40 40 30
5J0 33 46 30 40 / 50 40 40 40
DLS 37 47 32 41 / 80 30 40 50
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR ORZ041-ORZ042-ORZ043.
WA...SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD WARNING FOR WAC037-039-077 UNTIL 9
AM
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR WAZ024.
&&
TI:GGG
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON
82/91HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
931 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2006
WAZ024-501-502-026>030-ORZ041>044-049-050-501>506-111330-
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES-
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES-JOHN DAY BASIN-
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
931 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
HEAVY RAIN
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN COLUMBIA
RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, CENTRAL OREGON
FLOODING
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES, EAST SLOPES OF THE
SOUTHERN CASCADES, KITTITAS VALLEY, YAKIMA VALLEY
STRONG WIND
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY,
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES
A VERY MOIST PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS AND THE LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN AND BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS OF BOTH OREGON AND
WASHINGTON...THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND WALLOWA COUNTY IN OREGON. A
WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF
THESE AREAS SEE AWIPS PRODUCT ID PDXNPWPDT FOR DETAILS.
IN ADDITION WIDESPREAD RAINFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE RISES
IN RIVERS AND STREAMS...MAINLY ALONG THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES OF BOTH
NORTHERN OREGON AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON. A FLOOD WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FOR KLICKITAT...KITTITAS..AND YAKIMA COUNTY FOR URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOODING. SEE AWIPS PRODUCT ID PDXFLWPDT FOR
DETAILS. A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
FOR CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL OREGON AND THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
SEE AWIPS PRODUCT ID PDXFFAPDT FOR DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SNOW THURSDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES, EAST SLOPES OF THE
SOUTHERN CASCADES, KITTITAS VALLEY
FREQUENT PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD. ON THURSDAY A STRONGER SYSTEM WITH SOME
COLDER AIR WILL CAUSE A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG THE SOUTHERN
WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES AND IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY ON
THURSDAY. OTHERWISE PERIODS OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WEATHER HAZARDS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS
ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PENDLETON/CURRENTHAZARDS/HWO.HTML
ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE...EXCEPT THE H IN
CURRENTHAZARDS.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
807 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 PM FLOOD 14 NW TIETON 46.85N 120.95W
01/10/2006 YAKIMA WA TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER LEVELS AT AHTANUM CREEK AND COTTONWOOD CREEK IN
YAKIMA COUNTY ARE OUT OF THE BANKS AND CAUSING PASTURE
FLOODING. THE AMERICAN RIVER AND LITTLE NACHES RIVERS ARE
RUNNING HIGH BUT NO FLOODING OBSERVED.
&&
MSMITH1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Peak wind 50 knots at Pilot Rock 2S and 51 knots at NWS Pendleton.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oregon in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, January 2006
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: 5489342.