Special Weather Statement for Wallowa County
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Wallowa County
- Effective
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- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 539 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Paradise, or 31 miles south of Lewiston, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Paradise.
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 5:39PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
Official revision
Source and limitations
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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