371  
WWUS76 KPDT 220348  
NPWPDT  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
848 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
WAZ027-028-221515-  
/O.EXA.KPDT.WI.Y.0012.260422T1200Z-260423T0600Z/  
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TRI-CITIES, PROSSER, TOPPENISH, NACHES,  
CONNELL, SUNNYSIDE, AND YAKIMA  
848 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...YAKIMA VALLEY AND LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 

 
 

 
 
WAZ026-221515-  
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-260423T0600Z/  
KITTITAS VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THORP AND ELLENSBURG  
848 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...KITTITAS VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 

 
 

 
 
ORZ041-044-507-508-510-WAZ024-029-521-221515-  
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0012.260422T1200Z-260423T0600Z/  
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF  
OREGON-FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-  
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL  
OREGON-EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-FOOTHILLS OF  
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOARDMAN, BICKLETON, WHITE SALMON, WALLA  
WALLA, MAUPIN, HEPPNER, ARLINGTON, MORO, ATHENA, THE DALLES,  
GOLDENDALE, WAITSBURG, DAYTON, IONE, DUFUR, CONDON, HERMISTON,  
PENDLETON, FOSSIL, AND PILOT ROCK  
848 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON,  
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON, LOWER  
COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, AND SIMCOE  
HIGHLANDS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 

 
 

 
 
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