609  
WWUS86 KPDT 162105  
SPSPDT  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
205 PM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
ORZ044-WAZ028-162130-  
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON OR-  
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON WA-  
205 PM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY  
THROUGH 230 PM PDT...  
 
AT 205 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
PLYMOUTH, OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF HERMISTON, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
HERMISTON, UMATILLA, AND PLYMOUTH.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 4.  
INTERSTATE 82 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 126 AND 131.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4593 11950 4602 11945 4598 11916 4585 11927  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 289DEG 17KT 4596 11941  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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