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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Portland OR
220 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2024
 

ORZ104-106-108-WAZ203-204-208-211-182145-
North Oregon Coast Range Lowlands OR-North Oregon Coast Range OR-
Lower Columbia River OR-Cowlitz County Lowlands WA-Willapa Hills WA-
South Washington Cascades WA-South Washington Cascade Foothills WA-
220 PM PDT Sun Aug 18 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA...
NORTHEASTERN WAHKIAKUM AND NORTHWESTERN COWLITZ COUNTIES THROUGH 245
PM PDT...

At 220 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles northwest of
Ryderwood to near Rainier. Movement was northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Kelso, Castle Rock, Longview, Rainier, West Longview, Longview
Heights, West Side Highway, Stella, Silver Lake, Ryderwood, Toutle,
Ostrander, Lexington, Rose Valley, Alston, and Mayger.

This includes the following highways in Washington...
 Interstate 5 between mile markers 36 and 57.
 State Route 4 between mile markers 50 and 62.
 State Route 504 between mile markers 1 and 14.

In Oregon this includes U.S. Highway 30 west of Portland between mile
markers 45 and 55.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 4619 12258 4602 12305 4638 12326 4639 12269
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 223DEG 25KT 4646 12322 4607 12300 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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