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

ORZ112-119-120-126-WAZ207>209-211-180100-
West Columbia River Gorge of Oregon above 500 ft OR-
North Oregon Cascades OR-East Portland Metro OR-
West Columbia River Gorge I-84 Corridor OR-
East Clark County Lowlands WA-South Washington Cascades WA-
West Columbia River Gorge - SR 14 WA-
South Washington Cascade Foothills WA-
529 PM PDT Sat Aug 17 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HOOD RIVER...EAST
CENTRAL MULTNOMAH...EASTERN CLARK...SOUTHWESTERN SKAMANIA AND EASTERN
COWLITZ COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM PDT...

At 528 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Skamania, or 8 miles west of Stevenson, moving north at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Washougal, Stevenson, Cascade Locks, Skamania, Yacolt, North
Bonneville, Multnomah Falls, Stabler, Larch Mountain, Corbett,
Trapper Creek Wilderness, Carson River Valley, Dodson, Warrendale,
Bonneville Fish Hatchery, Latourell, Prindle, Rooster Rock State
Park, Cape Horn, and Beacon Rock.

This includes the following highways in Washington...
 State Route 14 between mile markers 18 and 46.
 State Route 503 between mile markers 23 and 29.

In Oregon this includes Interstate 84 between mile markers 22 and 46.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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

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LAT...LON 4559 12184 4551 12230 4597 12244 4604 12187
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 168DEG 37KT 4570 12208 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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