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WWUS86 KPDT 170103
SPSPDT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
603 PM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026
ORZ044-WAZ028-170130-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON OR-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON WA-
603 PM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL MORROW
NORTHWESTERN UMATILLA AND SOUTH CENTRAL BENTON COUNTIES THROUGH 630
PM PDT...
AT 603 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
PATERSON, OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF BOARDMAN, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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...
HERMISTON, UMATILLA, IRRIGON, PATERSON, AND PLYMOUTH.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 3.
INTERSTATE 82 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 127 AND 131.
INTERSTATE 84 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 172 AND 181.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4591 11974 4605 11961 4598 11921 4574 11939
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 295DEG 14KT 4596 11961
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MD
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