NOAA Current Watches-OR

At 344 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ironside Mountain, or 36 miles southwest of Baker City, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Areas of blowing dust reducing visibilities. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Eldorado Pass around 450 PM MDT.

At 341 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mason Dam, or 14 miles southwest of Baker City, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Areas of blowing dust reducing visibilities. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Salisbury, Mason Dam, and Phillips Reservoir around 350 PM PDT. Baker City around 400 PM PDT.

At 340 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Crowley, or 32 miles north of Rome, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Areas of blowing dust reducing visibilities. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Turnbull Mountain around 450 PM MDT.

At 324 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mount Vernon, or 10 miles southwest of John Day, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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... John Day, Prairie City, Canyon City, Mount Vernon, Seneca, and Izee.

...DRY AND BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN, CENTRAL OREGON, AND KITTITAS VALLEY TODAY... .West winds through the Cascade gaps coupled with low relative humidities will lead to critical fire weather conditions across the Kittitas Valley, Columbia Basin, and portions of central Oregon this afternoon and evening. Isolated lightning will also occur in portions of central and eastern Oregon. The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 9 PM PDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 700 Central Mountains of Oregon and 703 Warm Springs Reservation. * TIMING...Until 9 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.

...DRY AND BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN, CENTRAL OREGON, AND KITTITAS VALLEY TODAY... .West winds through the Cascade gaps coupled with low relative humidities will lead to critical fire weather conditions across the Kittitas Valley, Columbia Basin, and portions of central Oregon this afternoon and evening. Isolated lightning will also occur in portions of central and eastern Oregon. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon. * TIMING...Until 9 PM PDT this evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

* WHAT...Temperatures up to 101 expected. * WHERE...Oregon Lower Treasure Valley. * WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses, especially for the young, elderly, and animals. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Even though the temperature today will not be as hot as yesterday, the humidity will be higher. This means the air will feel as hot as yesterday.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SCATTERED LIGHTNING TODAY AND TOMORROW... .Scattered thunderstorms will develop THIS afternoon and evening and AGAIN tomorrow afternoon and evening across southeast Oregon. Some of the storms will contain little rainfall, gusty outflow winds, and combined with hot temperatures and low humidity will lead to critical fire weather conditions. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR LIGHTNING FOR BURNS BLM AND SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS...WHICH ARE FIRE WEATHER ZONES 670 AND 672... The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Red Flag Warning for lightning, which is in effect from 2 PM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. * AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather Zones 670 Burns BLM and 672 Southern Grasslands. * TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until 11 PM PDT this evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 2 PM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Isolated gusts up to 50 mph.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SCATTERED LIGHTNING TODAY AND TOMORROW... .Scattered thunderstorms will develop THIS afternoon and evening and AGAIN tomorrow afternoon and evening across southeast Oregon. Some of the storms will contain little rainfall, gusty outflow winds, and combined with hot temperatures and low humidity will lead to critical fire weather conditions. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR LIGHTNING FOR BURNS BLM AND SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS...WHICH ARE FIRE WEATHER ZONES 670 AND 672... The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Red Flag Warning for lightning, which is in effect from 2 PM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. * AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather Zones 670 Burns BLM and 672 Southern Grasslands. * TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until 11 PM PDT this evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 2 PM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Isolated gusts up to 50 mph.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SCATTERED LIGHTNING TODAY AND TOMORROW... .Scattered thunderstorms will develop THIS afternoon and evening and AGAIN tomorrow afternoon and evening across southeast Oregon. Some of the storms will contain little rainfall, gusty outflow winds, and combined with hot temperatures and low humidity will lead to critical fire weather conditions. * AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather Zones 673 Central Canyonlands, 674 Northwestern Vale BLM and 675 Baker Valley. * TIMING...Until midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/ tonight. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Isolated gusts up to 50 mph.

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Given the long stretch of dry and hot and very conditions, lightning efficiency will be moderate for new fire starts. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. * AFFECTED AREA...Today, the Red Flag covers all areas within fire zones 624 and 625 east of highway 97. For Thursday, the Red Flag covers portions of fire zones 624 and 625, roughly north of highway 140 and east of highway 97. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms across the region. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusts up to 45 mph. These outflow winds can travel up to 25 miles away from the thunderstorm that caused it. * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...Some storms could be dry with gusty outflows. Also, thunderstorms could continue into Thursday night and early Friday morning. Any overnight storms are more likely to produce significantly less precipitation, or be completely dry. * DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Given the long stretch of dry and hot and very conditions, lightning efficiency will be moderate for new fire starts. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. * AFFECTED AREA...Today, the Red Flag covers all areas within fire zones 624 and 625 east of highway 97. For Thursday, the Red Flag covers portions of fire zones 624 and 625, roughly north of highway 140 and east of highway 97. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms across the region. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusts up to 45 mph. These outflow winds can travel up to 25 miles away from the thunderstorm that caused it. * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...Some storms could be dry with gusty outflows. Also, thunderstorms could continue into Thursday night and early Friday morning. Any overnight storms are more likely to produce significantly less precipitation, or be completely dry. * DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr

...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND THROUGH THE KITTITAS VALLEY TODAY... .West winds through the Cascade gaps coupled with low relative humidities will lead to critical fire weather conditions across the Kittitas Valley and into the Columbia Basin today. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon. * TIMING...Until 9 PM PDT this evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SCATTERED LIGHTNING... .Scattered thunderstorms will develop this afternoon and evening across southeast Oregon. Some of the storms will contain little rainfall, and combined with hot temperatures and low humidity will lead to critical fire weather conditions. * AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather Zones 670 Burns BLM, 672 Southern Grasslands, 673 Central Canyonlands, 674 Northwestern Vale BLM and 675 Baker Valley. * TIMING...Until midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/ tonight. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Isolated gusts up to 50 mph.

* IMPACTS...Given the long stretch of dry and hot and very conditions, lightning efficiency will be moderate for new fire starts. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. * AFFECTED AREA...All of Fire Weather Zone 284. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms across the region. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusts up to 45 mph. These outflow winds can travel up to 25 miles away from the thunderstorm that caused it. * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...Some storms could be dry with gusty outflows. * DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr

* WHAT...Temperatures up to 100 expected. * WHERE...Oregon Lower Treasure Valley. * WHEN...From 11 AM MDT /10 AM PDT/ this morning to 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses, especially for the young, elderly, and animals. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Even though the temperature today will not be as hot as yesterday, the humidity will be higher. This will result in today feeling just about as hot as yesterday.

...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND THROUGH THE KITTITAS VALLEY WEDNESDAY... .Increasing west winds through the Cascade gaps continued low relative humidities will lead to critical fire weather conditions across the Kittitas Valley and into the Columbia Basin on Wednesday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington. * TIMING...From 2 PM to 9 PM PDT Wednesday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

SVRMFR The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Klamath County in south central Oregon... * Until 730 PM PDT. * At 644 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Midland, or 7 miles south of Klamath Falls, moving northwest at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Klamath Falls, Miller Island Klamath Wildlife Area, Midland, Moore Park, Olene, Keno, Dairy, and Altamont.

At 638 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Belknap Springs, or 36 miles west of Bend, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and half inch 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... Belknap Springs. This includes the following highways in Oregon... State Highway 126 from Eugene to McKenzie Bridge between mile markers 53 and 55. State Highway 126 from McKenzie Bridge to the Santiam Highway between mile markers 7 and 19.

Ongoing thunderstorms are producing locally strong, gusty outflow winds of 40-55 mph across central Oregon and along the east slopes of the Oregon Cascades. Radar indicates stronger storms have produced hail near one inch in diameter, and frequent cloud- to-ground lightning is also occurring.