1 wildfire, 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 Sep 4, 1:16 PM PST, 4 hours 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 216 PM PDT MON SEP 4 2006 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE UPPER RIDGE TO HANG OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH IT/S AXIS OVER IDAHO. MEANWHILE THE SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH SHOULD REMAIN OVER EASTERN OREGON AND EASTERN WASHINGTON...THOUGH IT SHOULD SLOWLY SHIFT EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THUS WILL SEE AN INCREMENTAL INCREASE IN MARINE AIR PENETRATION FROM WEST OF THE CASCADES WITH AFTERNOON TEMPS DROPPING ONE OR TWO DEGREES EACH DAY AT MOST LOCATIONS. THE COMBINATION OF AFTERNOON HEATING AND THE SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL RESULT IN ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS MAY CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES LOOK TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. MAY BE A SOMEWHAT STRONGER WAVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING BUT CONFIDENCE IS STILL LOW ON THE STRENGTH OF THIS WAVE...SO WILL KEEP STORM COVERAGE AT ISOLATED. THE FEW STORMS OF THE PAST 24 HOURS HAVE MOISTENED THE AIR MASS AND EXPECT FUTURE STORMS TO FURTHER MOISTEN THE AIR MASS...SO EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION (GENERALLY .05 INCHES OR LESS). SMOKE FROM AREA WILDFIRES WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN...THOUGH LOW AND MID LEVEL FLOW MAY TURN MORE SOUTHWEST TO WEST BY WEDNESDAY AND PUSH THE SMOKE EAST OF THE BASIN. 90 .LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH MOVING THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EASTWARD AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE COAST BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. HOWEVER...FOR FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND...CONFIDENCE IN MODELS IS LOW AS CONSISTENCY BETWEEN RUNS HAS BEEN ABSENT. THE 12Z RUN OF THE GFS IS COMING MORE INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE EUROPEAN BUT SEEMS TO BE STRONGER WITH THE TROUGH AS A LOW CLOSES OFF AND MOVES INTO THE PUGET SOUND AREA. THE PREVIOUS RUN OF THE GFS CLOSED THE LOW AS WELL...BUT DROPPED IT SOUTH INTO CALIFORNIA. WITH THE LOW CONFIDENCE...HAVE LEFT THE FORECAST DRY AT THIS TIME...BUT IF THE NEWEST RUN OF THE GFS IS CORRECT...THERE WOULD BE A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST OREGON. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE EACH DAY AND BE NEAR AVERAGE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. DK && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS FOR MOST LOCATIONS. THE EXCEPTION IS AT KRDM WHERE SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY INTO THE MVFR CATEGORY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT PORTIONS OF TWEB 366 AND TWEB368. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY IMPACT THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF TWEB ROUTE 366 THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING AFTER SUNSET. DK && .FIRE WEATHER...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE AREAS WEATHER THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH WARM/HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...WITH THE COMBINATION OF SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN AREA MOUNTAINS SUCH AS THE BLUES AND WALLOWAS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... PDT 61 94 60 92 / 10 10 10 10 ALW 67 96 66 94 / 10 10 10 10 PSC 59 97 57 96 / 0 0 0 0 YKM 54 96 53 93 / 0 0 0 0 HRI 57 96 56 94 / 10 0 0 0 ELN 56 93 55 90 / 0 0 0 0 RDM 45 92 44 89 / 10 0 0 0 LGD 52 95 51 93 / 20 20 20 20 5J0 53 95 52 92 / 20 20 20 20 DLS 61 91 60 89 / 10 0 0 0 && .PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OR...NONE. WA...NONE. && TI:GGG FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON 90/84/84/97
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
630 AM PDT MON SEP 4 2006
ORZ041-WAZ024-501-502-026>030-ORZ042>044-049-050-501>506-051400-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-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-
630 AM PDT MON SEP 4 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES
OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON
THUNDERSTORMS
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY,
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
OREGON, JOHN DAY BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
RED FLAG WARNING
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, KITTITAS
VALLEY
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FOREST OR LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR
CURRENT FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA.
SMOKE
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON,
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY
TO THE AREA TODAY AND CREATE A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE EAST CASCADE SLOPES OF WASHINGTON THIS MORNING...AND
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HIGH BASED AND WITH THE LOWER
LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE BEING VERY DRY...IT IS EXPECTED THAT THESE
STORMS WILL HAVE LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS
MORNING MAY ALSO MOVE NORTH OUT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE
COLUMBIA BASIN THIS MORNING AND BRING LIGHTNING BUT MOST LIKELY NO
RAIN.
IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND KITTITAS VALLEY...DRY AND
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THOSE AREAS FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS. MOST LOCATIONS HAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT ON
SUNDAY AND RH RECOVERIES HAVE BEEN POOR OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.
ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS...AREAS OF
SMOKE WILL PERSIST...LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY,
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
OREGON, JOHN DAY BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
ADDITIONAL WEATHER DISTURBANCES IN A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL MOVE
ACROSS EASTERN OREGON ON TUESDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS. MOST OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED
RAINFALL...BUT SOME OF THEM WILL PRODUCE VERY LITTLE IF ANY
RAINFALL. DRIER CONDITIONS WITH A GRADUAL COOLING TREND WILL THEN
PREVAIL FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE COMING WEEK.
.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.1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Polallie Fire was started by lightning 13 miles north of Roslyn and burned 9693 acres.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Washington in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, September 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: 5531824.