Weather Warnings for Oregon

Issued by the National Weather Service

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Oregon Issued by the National Weather Service
Alerts Updated: August 17, 2018, 2:24 pm  UTC


Air Quality Alert issued August 17 at 2:24PM PDT by NWS

Summary: ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Pollution Advisory...in effect until further notice. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecast conditions will cause air quality levels to fluctuate and could be at unhealthy levels. While there will be improvements, they will be temporary.
Severity:  Unknown    Effective:  August 17, 2018, 11:59 am      Expires:  August 18, 2018, 2:30 pm
Area:  Central and Eastern Lake County; Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Jackson County; Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Cascades


Red Flag Warning issued August 17 at 1:50PM PDT until August 17 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS

Summary: ...THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /5 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR OWYHEE MOUNTAINS...VALE BLM AND BAKER VALLEY...WHICH ARE FIRE WEATHER ZONES 423...637 AND 646... * THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms expected
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  August 17, 2018, 1:50 pm      Expires:  August 17, 2018, 5:00 pm
Area:  Baker Valley; Vale BLM


Air Quality Alert issued August 17 at 11:59AM PDT by NWS

Summary: ...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory...in effect until noon PDT today. A Smoke Air Quality Advisory has been issued. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels.
Severity:  Unknown    Effective:  August 17, 2018, 11:59 am      Expires:  August 18, 2018, 12:00 pm
Area:  Crook; Deschutes; Gilliam; Grant; Jefferson; Morrow; Sherman; Umatilla; Union; Wallowa; Wasco; Wheeler


Red Flag Warning issued August 17 at 6:21AM PDT until August 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS

Summary: ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON... .A low pressure system moving across the region will bring scattered thunderstorms to central and northeastern Oregon and southeast Washington through this evening. Some of the storms will have abundant lightning and limited rainfall.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  August 17, 2018, 6:21 am      Expires:  August 17, 2018, 8:00 pm
Area:  Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa District