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WWUS86 KPDT 170131
SPSPDT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
631 PM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026
ORZ044-WAZ028-170145-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON OR-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON WA-
631 PM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN UMATILLA AND SOUTH
CENTRAL BENTON COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM PDT...
AT 631 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
PATERSON, OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF BOARDMAN, MOVING EAST AT 10 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...
HERMISTON, UMATILLA, STANFIELD, IRRIGON, AND PLYMOUTH.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 10.
INTERSTATE 82 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 119 AND 131.
INTERSTATE 84 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 179 AND 188.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4588 11958 4605 11959 4609 11921 4570 11922
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 268DEG 10KT 4598 11951
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MD
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