081  
WWUS86 KPDT 170129  
SPSPDT  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
629 PM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
ORZ502-507-170145-  
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR-  
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR-  
629 PM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN UMATILLA COUNTY  
THROUGH 645 PM PDT...  
 
AT 629 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
UMAPINE, OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WALLA WALLA, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20  
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...  
WALLA WALLA, MILTON-FREEWATER, ATHENA, WESTON, UMAPINE, AND BINGHAM  
SPRINGS.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
HIGHWAY 11 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 34.  
HIGHWAY 204 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 13.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4567 11827 4587 11868 4600 11856 4601 11852  
4595 11805  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 297DEG 15KT 4593 11853  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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