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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Portland OR
201 PM PDT Sun Oct 27 2024
 

ORZ111>113-119-120-WAZ207-208-272130-
Outer Southeast Portland Metro OR-
West Columbia River Gorge of Oregon above 500 ft OR-
East Portland Metro OR-West Columbia River Gorge I-84 Corridor OR-
Inner Portland Metro OR-East Clark County Lowlands WA-
South Washington Cascade Foothills WA-
201 PM PDT Sun Oct 27 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CLACKAMAS...SOUTH
CENTRAL MULTNOMAH AND SOUTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM
PDT...

At 200 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong shower over 
Gresham, or 7 miles southwest of Washougal, moving northeast at 25 
mph. This shower has the potential to strengthen into a thunderstorm.
A funnel cloud is also possible as weak rotation is evident on radar.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Washougal, Portland, Gresham, Troutdale, Corbett,
Powellhurst-Centennial, Fairview, and Wood Village.

In Washington this includes State Route 14 between mile markers 16
and 20.
 
This includes the following highways in Oregon...
 Interstate 84 between mile markers 16 and 24.
 U.S. Highway 26 east of Portland between mile markers 9 and 15.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions
they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a
funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the
National Weather Service.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 4546 12249 4549 12252 4561 12230 4551 12223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 244DEG 24KT 4550 12246 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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