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WWUS86 KPQR 071540
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
740 AM PST WED JAN 7 2026
WAZ201>203-071615-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST WA-WILLAPA HILLS WA-
WILLAPA AND WAHKIAKUM LOWLANDS WA-
740 AM PST WED JAN 7 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC COUNTY
THROUGH 815 AM PST...
AT 740 AM PST, TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR BAY CENTER, OR 14 MILES NORTH OF LONG BEACH, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OCEAN PARK, RAYMOND, SOUTH BEND, BAY CENTER, WILLAPA, AND NAHCOTTA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS IN WASHINGTON...
U. S. HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 36 AND 67.
STATE ROUTE 6 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 4.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4674 12349 4649 12395 4644 12401 4655 12410
4664 12409 4670 12394 4679 12382 4680 12356
TIME...MOT...LOC 1540Z 229DEG 36KT 4656 12398
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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