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Special Weather Statement for Southern Clearwater Mountains; Orofino/Grangeville Region; Lower Hells Canyon/Salmon River Region

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At 531 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 22 miles southwest of Orofino to 9 miles north of Riggins, or extending from 22 miles southwest of Orofino to 27 miles south of Grangeville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated....

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Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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At 531 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 22 miles southwest of Orofino to 9 miles north of Riggins, or extending from 22 miles southwest of Orofino to 27 miles south of Grangeville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Grangeville, Kooskia, White Bird, East Kamiah, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Stites, Ferdinand, Harpster, Fenn, Winona, Copperville, Canfield, Slate Creek, Keuterville, Lucile, Golden, Pardee, Fall Creek and Woodland.

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    Special Weather Statement issued July 23 at 6:31PM 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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