Special Weather Statement for Lower Columbia River; Cowlitz County Lowlands; South Washington Cascade Foothills
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What is happening
At 1239 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers capable of producing a landspout over Kalama, or near Woodland, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Landspouts, wind gusts up to 40 mph, and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. Spotter reported funnel cloud. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 1239 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers capable of producing a landspout over Kalama, or near Woodland, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Landspouts, wind gusts up to 40 mph, and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. Spotter reported funnel cloud. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Kalama, Prescott, and Goble. In Washington this includes Interstate 5 between mile markers 28 and 33. In Oregon this includes U.S. Highway 30 west of Portland between mile markers 40 and 41.
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Special Weather Statement issued September 3 at 12:40PM PDT by NWS Portland OR
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Portland OR. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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