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At 535 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Clarkston Heights-Vineland, or 7 miles southwest of Clarkston, moving north at 15 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 hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Lewiston, Clarkston, Clarkston Heights-Vineland, West Clarkston-Highland, Asotin, Clarkston Heights, and Jerry. This includes U.S. Highway 12 in Washington between mile markers 422 and 426.

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies: Washington Department of Ecology An Air Quality Alert has been issued for Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Pend Oreille, and Stevens County until further notice due to current and expected wildfire smoke from regional fires. Particulate matter (PM2.5) levels may reach unhealthy levels in areas closest to active fires and Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups elsewhere in the region. When air quality is unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenous outdoor activity, and follow temps for cleaner indoor air.

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory...in effect until 5 PM PDT Tuesday evening. The advisory is in effect for western Josephine County Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecast conditions will cause air quality levels to fluctuate and could be at unhealthy levels. Smoke levels can change rapidly depending on the weather. People at risk include infants and young children, people with heart or lung disease, older adults and pregnant people. People can take the following precautions to protect their health: - Follow local burn restrictions to prevent deteriorating air quality. - Avoid strenuous outdoor activity during periods of poor air quality. - People with heart or lung problems and young children are especially vulnerable. These people should stay indoors while smoke levels are high. - Use certified High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters in indoor heating, ventilation, cooling and air purification systems. - Avoid using wood-burning stoves and other sources of indoor smoke if possible. For additional information...please visit the web site at https://oregonsmoke.org

The Washington State Department of Ecology and/or the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert.. until further notice. A Smoke Air Quality Alert has been issued. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Particulate mater (PM2.5) levels may reach Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups in the region. When air quality is unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes, runny nose, aggravate heart and lung diseases, and aggravate other serious health problems. Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it is smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung condition. Information about air quality from the Washington Department of Ecology Web site is available at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/air.html or call 360-407-6000.Information about air quality is on the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency Web site at http://www.yakimacleanair.org or call 509-834-2050.

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies: Washington Department of Ecology An Air Quality Alert has been issued for Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Pend Oreille, and Stevens County until further notice due to current and expected wildfire smoke from regional fires. Particulate matter (PM2.5) levels may reach unhealthy levels in areas closest to active fires and Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups elsewhere in the region. When air quality is unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenous outdoor activity, and follow temps for cleaner indoor air.

The Washington State Department of Ecology and/or the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert.. until 11 PM PDT Monday. A Smoke Air Quality Alert has been issued. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes, runny nose, aggravate heart and lung diseases, and aggravate other serious health problems. Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it is smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung condition. Information about air quality from the Washington Department of Ecology Web site is available at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/air.html or call 360-407-6000.Information about air quality is on the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency Web site at http://www.yakimacleanair.org or call 509-834-2050.

At 835 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Enterprise, moving east at 15 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 and heavy rainfall is possible. Locations impacted include... Enterprise.

At 820 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 14 miles southeast of Flora, or 22 miles north of Enterprise, moving north 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 and localized heavy rainfall is possible. Locations impacted include... Enterprise and Joseph.

At 525 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over eastern Yakama Reservation, or near Sunnyside, moving east at 10 mph. Storm could intensify as it moves towards the east. 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... Sunnyside, Grandview, Mabton, and Satus.

At 520 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bend, moving northeast at 5 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 and localized heavt rainfallis possible. Locations impacted include... Bend and Tumalo.

The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency has issued an Air Quality Advisory, which is in effect until 8 pm PDT Sunday. An Air Quality Advisory for Smoke remains in effect. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels at times through Sunday evening. Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes, runny nose, aggravate heart and lung diseases, and aggravate other serious health problems. Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it is smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung condition. More information about air quality can be found at: www.lrapa.org

At 233 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Tampico, or 16 miles west of Yakima, moving northeast 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... Yakima, Tieton, Naches, Tampico, Wiley City, West Valley, Cowiche, White Swan, Ahtanum, and northern Yakama Reservation.

At 226 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Island City, or over La Grande, moving northeast at 20 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... La Grande, Island City, Cove, Imbler, Summerville, and Hilgard.

At 222 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 14 miles southeast of Paradise, or 29 miles northeast of Enterprise, moving northeast 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... Paradise.

* Affected Area: East Washington Central Cascades (Zone 696), Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705), Waterville Plateau (Zone 706) and Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707). * Thunderstorms: Scattered thunderstorms with rainfall amounts between a trace and 0.15" * Outflow Winds: Gusty and erratic outflow winds of 30 mph. * Impacts: New fire starts are likely with thunderstorms. Gusty outflow winds may lead to fire spread with new or existing fires.

The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Red Flag Warning for dry thunderstorms and gusty outflow winds, which is in effect until 5 AM PDT Sunday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 659 West Slopes of the Central Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet. * THUNDERSTORMS...Thunderstorms continue across the southern WA Cascades this evening. Thunderstorms are expected to persist through early Sunday morning. Some brief heavy rain or isolated wetting rains are possible but lightning strikes on very dry fuels are capable of new fire starts. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Outflow winds of 25 to 30 mph are possible. Outflow winds can occur ahead of and behind storms and cause erratic wind directions. * IMPACTS...Scattered lightning in dry fuels can cause multiple fire starts. Thunderstorms can also bring sudden sharp wind shifts on existing fires, causing rapid changes in a fire's rate of spread and direction of spread. Thunderstorm outflow winds can be a threat for several hours following the start of a new lightning-caused fire. If a fire were to begin, air quality may diminish in the surrounding area.

At 738 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Dufur, or 12 miles south of The Dalles, moving north at 15 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 and localized heavy rain is possible. Locations impacted include... The Dalles, Goldendale, Klickitat, Dufur, Lyle, Chenoweth, Celilo, Wishram, Dallesport, Rowena, Centerville, and Appleton.

At 738 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Dufur, or 12 miles south of The Dalles, moving north at 15 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 and localized heavy rain is possible. Locations impacted include... The Dalles, Goldendale, Klickitat, Dufur, Lyle, Chenoweth, Celilo, Wishram, Dallesport, Rowena, Centerville, and Appleton.

SVRPQR The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Clackamas County in northwestern Oregon... Eastern Marion County in northwestern Oregon... * Until 630 PM PDT. * At 525 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles south of Timothy Lake, or 21 miles northeast of Detroit, moving northwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Timothy Lake and Three Lynx.