NOAA Current Watches-OR

At 349 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Eldorado Pass, or 29 miles southwest of Baker City, moving northeast at 20 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. Areas of blowing dust possible. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Baldy Mountain around 510 PM MDT.

At 324 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Jonesboro, or 52 miles west of Parma, moving east at 25 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. Areas of blowing dust possible. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Jonesboro around 430 PM MDT. Harper around 500 PM MDT.

At 323 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Buckbrush Poison Butte, or 37 miles west of Weiser, moving east at 25 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. Areas of blowing dust possible. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Jamieson around 450 PM MDT. Brosman Mountain around 510 PM MDT.

At 638 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Jackson Creek Forest Camp, or 41 miles east of Crater Lake, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Lake and north central Klamath Counties.

At 527 PM PDT /627 PM MDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Cow Valley and Durkee Burn Scar. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Cow Valley and Durkee Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Cow Valley and Durkee Burn Scar. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Brogan, Huntington, California Mountain, Brogan Hill Summit, Rye Valley, Malheur Reservoir, Brosman Mountain, Lime, Malheur City, Weatherby and Sugarloaf Butte. Spotters near Brogan Hill have reported a debris flow over State Highway 26 just west of Brogan.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of central Oregon, including the following county, Deschutes. * WHEN...Until 800 PM PDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 504 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.0 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... mainly rural areas of West Central Deschutes County - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

At 355 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tumalo, or 10 miles north of Bend, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Bend and Tumalo.

At 351 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles east of Waldo Lake, or 14 miles northwest of La Pine, moving north 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. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Deschutes County.

SVRBOI The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Baker County in northeastern Oregon... North central Malheur County in southeastern Oregon... * Until 415 PM PDT. * At 346 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ironside, or 37 miles south of Baker City, moving northeast at 20 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. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Cow Valley around 500 PM MDT.

At 340 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Brushy Hollow, or 40 miles south of Baker City, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Areas of blowing dust reducing visibility. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Cow Valley around 500 PM MDT. Brogan Hill Summit around 520 PM MDT.

SVRBOI The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Harney County in southeastern Oregon... Northwestern Malheur County in southeastern Oregon... * Until 415 PM PDT. * At 337 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mosquito Mountain, or 51 miles east of Burns, moving northeast at 15 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. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Monument Peak around 500 PM MDT.

At 332 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Venator, or 41 miles east of Burns, moving northeast at 10 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. Areas of blowing dust reducing visibility. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Dunnean around 340 PM PDT.

At 326 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Juntura, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Areas of blowing dust reducing visibility. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Jonesboro around 430 PM MDT.

...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON... .A mix of scattered wet and isolated dry thunderstorms will develop across the eastern mountains this afternoon into the early evening. The driest thunderstorms are expected to develop across the Southern Blue Mountains. Abundant lightning with gusty outflow winds will be possible with any storm, resulting in increased potential for wildfire starts and rapid spread on existing fires. The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning for abundant lightning, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM PDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 698 Southern Blue Mountains. * TIMING...From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * THUNDERSTORMS...Abundant lightning and isolated dry thunderstorms. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty, erratic winds 45 to 55 mph.

The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Red Flag Warning for lightning, which is in effect from 3 PM MDT /2 PM PDT/ this afternoon to 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather Zones 670 Burns BLM, 673 Central Canyonlands, 674 Northwestern Vale BLM and 675 Baker Valley. * TIMING...From 3 PM MDT /2 PM PDT/ this afternoon to 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ this evening. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered coverage with abundant lightning. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty erratic winds up to 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Abundant lightning on dry fuels resulting in the potential for numerous new fire starts. * AFFECTED AREA...All of Fire Weather Zones 624 and 625. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered thunderstorms with abundant lightning are expected. Storms are likely to be wet, but lightning strikes outside of precipitation cores are possible, and cause for concern for new fire starts. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusts of 35 to 50 mph could travel outward up to 25 miles from thunderstorm cores. * DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr

At 332 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Crescent Lake, or 25 miles southwest of La Pine, moving north at 10 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Odell Lake and Crescent Lake.

The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Red Flag Warning for lightning, which is in effect from 2 PM MDT /1 PM PDT/ this afternoon to 8 PM MDT /7 PM PDT/ this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...In Idaho, Fire Weather Zone 423 Owyhee Mountains. In Oregon, Fire Weather Zones 672 Southern Grasslands, 673 Central Canyonlands and 674 Northwestern Vale BLM. * TIMING...From 2 PM MDT /1 PM PDT/ this afternoon to 8 PM MDT /7 PM PDT/ this evening. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered coverage with abundant lightning. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty erratic winds up to 45 mph. * 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... Southeastern Douglas County in southwestern Oregon... Northeastern Jackson County in southwestern Oregon... Northwestern Klamath County in south central Oregon... * Until 730 PM PDT. * At 701 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Thousand Springs Sno-Park, or 11 miles northwest of Crater Lake, moving northeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. Winds up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Thousand Springs Sno-Park.

At 645 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over McKee Bridge Recreation Site, or 19 miles southwest of Medford, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Squaw Lakes Recreation Site, Kennedy Meadows, McKee Bridge Recreation Site, and Applegate Lake.