Short Term Forecast Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Versions: 1
000
FPUS76 KPDT 132140
NOWPDT
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
240 PM PDT MON MAY 13 2013
ORZ049-050-502-WAZ030-140045-
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION...
ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...
SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT
240 PM PDT MON MAY 13 2013
.NOW...
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO A MOIST AND
UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THESE STORMS
ARE CONCENTRATED OVER SOUTHEAST UNION COUNTY AND ALL OF WALLOWA
COUNTY. SO FAR THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN WEAK TO MODERATE.
HOWEVER...IT IS EXPECTED THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. IF
YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THE VICINITY OF AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING...AFTER WHICH THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DISSIPATE.
$$