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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
853 PM PST THU FEB 5 2026
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LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER-EAST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-BENTON COUNTY
LOWLANDS-LINN COUNTY LOWLANDS-LANE COUNTY LOWLANDS-CLACKAMAS
COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS-CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF MARION AND LINN
COUNTIES-LANE COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS-COWLITZ COUNTY LOWLANDS-
NORTH CLARK COUNTY LOWLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THREE LYNX, OAKRIDGE, COTTAGE GROVE LAKE,
HOCKINSON, PROEBSTEL, LEBANON, PLEASANT HILL, SALEM, KELSO,
MARCOLA, LONGVIEW, SHORTYS CORNER, CASCADIA, MAYGER, SPRINGFIELD,
BRIGHTWOOD, DORENA RESERVOIR, GREENBERRY, HOLLEY, MOHAWK,
CORVALLIS, CHERRYVILLE, WELCHES, ZIGZAG, BATTLE GROUND, ALBANY,
DORENA, BLUE RIVER, EUGENE, WARREN, SIFTON, ROSE VALLEY,
RHODODENDRON, JASPER, VIDA, ORCHARDS, SCAPPOOSE, GREEN PETER
RESERVOIR, CLARK COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, AND ST. HELENS
853 PM PST THU FEB 5 2026
...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...LIGHT WINDS AND LIMITED AIR MOVEMENT WILL LEAD TO A PERIOD
OF STAGNANT AIR CONDITIONS.
* WHERE...SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY, FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER AND COWLITZ RIVER
VALLEYS, EAST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, AND NORTH CLARK COUNTY
LOWLANDS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM 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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