Special Weather Statement for Northern Clearwater Mountains; Orofino/Grangeville Region
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What is happening
At 1208 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of East Kamiah, or 16 miles southeast of Orofino, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Bulletin details
At 1208 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of East Kamiah, or 16 miles southeast of Orofino, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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. Heavy rain may lead to localized flooding and debris flows in flood prone areas. Locations impacted include... Pierce, Weippe, East Kamiah, Woodland, Musselshell and Jaype.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 14 at 1:08PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Missoula MT. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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