Special Weather Statement for Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon
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At 938 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Echo, or 11 miles southeast of Hermiston, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Hermiston, Stanfield, and Echo. This...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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At 938 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Echo, or 11 miles southeast of Hermiston, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Hermiston, Stanfield, and Echo. This includes the following highways... Highway 395 between mile markers 8 and 12. Interstate 84 between mile markers 186 and 199.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 9:38AM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Pendleton OR. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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