211  
WWUS86 KPDT 170058  
SPSPDT  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
558 PM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
ORZ507-WAZ028-029-170130-  
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR-  
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON WA-  
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON WA-  
558 PM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL UMATILLA AND SOUTH  
CENTRAL WALLA WALLA COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM PDT...  
 
AT 558 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
TOUCHET, OR 16 MILES WEST OF WALLA WALLA, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE 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...  
WALLA WALLA, COLLEGE PLACE, MILTON-FREEWATER, UMAPINE, GARRETT,  
TOUCHET, AND LOWDEN.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
HIGHWAY 11 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 35.  
HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 313 AND 339.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4582 11836 4591 11884 4600 11882 4609 11881  
4609 11856 4611 11828  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 279DEG 21KT 4600 11870  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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