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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
1254 AM PST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
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TUALATIN VALLEY-PORTLAND WEST HILLS AND CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN-INNER  
PORTLAND METRO-WEST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL  
WILLAMETTE VALLEY-BENTON COUNTY LOWLANDS-LINN COUNTY LOWLANDS-  
LANE COUNTY LOWLANDS-NORTH CLARK COUNTY LOWLANDS-INNER VANCOUVER  
METRO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON, TUALATIN, LEBANON, LLOYD  
CENTER, PLEASANT HILL, EUGENE, CORVALLIS, SPRINGFIELD, MARCOLA,  
HOCKINSON, SALEM, JASPER, ORCHARDS, ALBANY, CLARK COUNTY  
FAIRGROUNDS, WEST SALEM, GREENBERRY, BATTLE GROUND, PROEBSTEL,  
PORTLAND DOWNTOWN, MOHAWK, TIGARD, WILSHIRE PARK, BEAVERTON,  
SIFTON, HILLSBORO, ALOHA, SYLVAN, THE OREGON ZOO, SWAN ISLAND,  
AND VANCOUVER DOWNTOWN  
1254 AM PST SUN JAN 11 2026  
   
..AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...LIGHT WINDS AND LIMITED AIR MOVEMENT WILL LEAD TO A PERIOD  
OF STAGNANT AIR CONDITIONS.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY, TUALATIN VALLEY,  
PORTLAND WEST HILLS AND CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN, INNER PORTLAND METRO,  
NORTH CLARK COUNTY LOWLANDS, AND INNER VANCOUVER METRO.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...DETERIORATING AIR QUALITY MAY CAUSE ISSUES FOR PEOPLE  
WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
STATE AIR QUALITY AGENCIES HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT NO OUTDOOR BURNING  
OCCUR AND THAT RESIDENTIAL WOOD BURNING DEVICES BE LIMITED AS MUCH  
AS POSSIBLE. ACCORDING TO STATE AIR QUALITY AGENCIES, PROLONGED  
PERIODS OF STAGNANT AIR CAN HOLD POLLUTANTS CLOSE TO THE GROUND  
WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AND BREATHE. CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL BURN AGENCY FOR  
ANY CURRENT RESTRICTIONS IN YOUR AREA.  
 
PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SHOULD FOLLOW THEIR PHYSICIAN'S  
ADVICE FOR DEALING WITH HIGH LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION DURING PERIODS  
OF STAGNANT AIR, ESPECIALLY IF AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR  
YOUR AREA. TO SEE IF AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR YOUR  
AREA, GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PQR AND LEFT-CLICK YOUR LOCATION ON THE  
HOMEPAGE MAP DISPLAY. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU COULD ALSO TYPE YOUR  
LOCATION INTO THE SEARCH BAR FOUND ON THE TOP-LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE  
HOMEPAGE. FROM THERE, YOU WILL SEE AN AIR QUALITY ALERT LISTED AT  
THE TOP IF ONE IS IN EFFECT FOR YOUR LOCATION; YOU CAN CLICK THE  
ALERT TO READ MORE DETAILS IF APPLICABLE.  
 
 
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT  
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND  
 
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