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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Portland OR
452 PM PDT Sat Aug 17 2024
 

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West Hills and Chehalem Mountains OR-Tualatin Valley OR-
Inner Portland Metro OR-
452 PM PDT Sat Aug 17 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CLACKAMAS...
SOUTHWESTERN MULTNOMAH AND EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH
515 PM PDT...

At 451 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Metzger, or near Portland Downtown, moving northwest at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Portland, Beaverton, Tigard, Lake Oswego, Metzger, Garden
Home-Whitford, West Haven-Sylvan, Cedar Mill, West Slope, Oak Hills,
Sylvan, Raleigh Hills, Cedar Hills, and Aloha.

This includes the following highways in Oregon...
 Interstate 5 between mile markers 292 and 296.
 U.S. Highway 26 west of Portland between mile markers 67 and 71.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM PDT for
northwestern Oregon.

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LAT...LON 4545 12269 4541 12273 4550 12289 4557 12276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 135DEG 16KT 4544 12273 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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