NOAA Current Watches

...The remnants of Hurricane Hilary will bring periods of moderate to heavy rain to portions of northeastern Oregon Monday into Tuesday... ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be Flood Watch 2023-08-20T11:35:00-07:00 2023-08-21T09:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Grande Ronde Valley; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa County FIPS6 041023 041049 041059 041061 041063 UGC ORZ049 ORZ050 ORZ502 ORZ503 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FA.A.0003.230821T1200Z-230823T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

...The remnants of Hurricane Hilary will bring periods of moderate to heavy rain to portions of northeastern Oregon Monday into Tuesday... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. Flood Watch 2023-08-20T11:35:00-07:00 2023-08-21T09:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible John Day Basin; Ochoco-John Day Highlands FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041069 UGC ORZ505 ORZ506 VTEC /O.EXA.KPDT.FA.A.0003.230821T1200Z-230823T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

...The remnants of Hurricane Hilary will bring periods of moderate to heavy rain to portions of northeastern Oregon Monday into Tuesday... ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be Flood Watch 2023-08-19T16:30:00-07:00 2023-08-20T12:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Grande Ronde Valley; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa County FIPS6 041023 041049 041059 041061 041063 UGC ORZ049 ORZ050 ORZ502 ORZ503 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FA.A.0003.230821T1200Z-230823T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

...The remnants of Hurricane Hilary will bring periods of moderate to heavy rain to portions of northeastern Oregon Monday into Tuesday... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. Flood Watch 2023-08-19T16:30:00-07:00 2023-08-20T12:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible John Day Basin; Ochoco-John Day Highlands FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041069 UGC ORZ505 ORZ506 VTEC /O.EXA.KPDT.FA.A.0003.230821T1200Z-230823T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 658 AND 659... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 658 West Slopes of the North Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet and Fire Weather Zone 659 West Slopes of the Central Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet. Red Flag Warning 2023-08-20T02:16:00-07:00 2023-08-20T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely West Slopes of the Central Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet; West Slopes of the North Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet FIPS6 053033 053041 053053 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ658 WAZ659 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-230821T0600Z/

.Expect Record setting rainfall today and Monday across the region associated with the remnants of Hurricane Hilary. This will likely produce flash flooding, rock slides and debris flows. ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ TODAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be Flood Watch 2023-08-20T11:35:00-07:00 2023-08-21T09:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Baker County; Harney County; Malheur County; Oregon Lower Treasure Valley FIPS6 041001 041025 041045 UGC ORZ061 ORZ062 ORZ063 ORZ064 VTEC /O.CON.KBOI.FA.A.0004.230820T1800Z-230822T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

.Expect Record setting rainfall today and Monday across the region associated with the remnants of Hurricane Hilary. This will likely produce flash flooding, rock slides and debris flows. ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ TODAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be Flood Watch 2023-08-19T16:30:00-07:00 2023-08-20T12:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Baker County; Harney County; Malheur County; Oregon Lower Treasure Valley FIPS6 041001 041025 041045 UGC ORZ061 ORZ062 ORZ063 ORZ064 VTEC /O.CON.KBOI.FA.A.0004.230820T1800Z-230822T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of northeast Oregon, including the following counties, Union County, and Wallowa County. Flood Watch 2023-08-19T16:30:00-07:00 2023-08-20T12:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Grande Ronde Valley; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa County FIPS6 041023 041049 041059 041061 041063 UGC ORZ049 ORZ050 ORZ502 ORZ503 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FA.A.0003.230821T1200Z-230823T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of Idaho, including the following areas, Boise Mountains, Camas Prairie, Lower Treasure Valley ID, Owyhee Flood Watch 2023-08-19T16:30:00-07:00 2023-08-20T12:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Baker County; Harney County; Malheur County; Oregon Lower Treasure Valley FIPS6 041001 041025 041045 UGC ORZ061 ORZ062 ORZ063 ORZ064 VTEC /O.CON.KBOI.FA.A.0004.230820T1800Z-230822T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of Idaho, including the following counties, Lewis, Nez Perce and Shoshone. Portions of Southeast Washington, Flood Watch 2023-08-19T16:00:00-07:00 2023-08-20T16:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Asotin FIPS6 053003 UGC WAC003 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FA.A.0012.230821T1200Z-230823T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Jackson County through 730 PM PDT... At 702 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Butte Falls, or 20 miles northeast of Medford, moving northwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Winds up to 30 mph, lightning, brief, heavy rain, and pea Special Weather Statement 2023-08-19T16:30:00-07:00 2023-08-19T19:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Jackson County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades 42.57,-122.47 42.47,-122.67 42.67,-122.93 42.81,-122.63 42.57,-122.47 FIPS6 041029 041035 UGC ORZ026 ORZ028 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT MONDAY... The Washington State Department of Ecology, the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency, and the Benton Clean Air Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, and Yakima Counties through 9 AM Monday, August 21, due to wildfire smoke from local and Canadian fires. Air Quality Alert 2023-08-19T16:00:00-07:00 2023-08-20T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Benton; Columbia; Franklin; Kittitas; Klickitat; Walla Walla; Yakima FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053037 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAC005 WAC013 WAC021 WAC037 WAC039 WAC071 WAC077 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY... The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory...in effect until noon PDT Sunday. 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. Air Quality Alert 2023-08-19T16:30:00-07:00 2023-08-20T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Crook; Deschutes FIPS6 041013 041017 UGC ORC013 ORC017 VTEC

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies: Washington Department of Ecology Colville Confederated Tribes Environmental Protection Agency Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency Spokane Tribe Air Quality Alert 2023-08-19T16:00:00-07:00 2023-08-20T16:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Adams; Asotin; Chelan; Douglas; Ferry; Garfield; Grant; Lincoln; Okanogan; Pend Oreille; Spokane; Stevens; Whitman FIPS6 053001 053003 053007 053017 053019 053023 053025 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAC001 WAC003 WAC007 WAC017 WAC019 WAC023 WAC025 WAC043 WAC047 WAC051 WAC063 WAC065 WAC075 VTEC

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central Union County through 430 PM PDT... At 352 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles northeast of Granite, or 15 miles west of North Powder, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail. Special Weather Statement 2023-08-19T15:42:00-07:00 2023-08-19T16:30:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Grande Ronde Valley; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon 44.99,-117.99 45.05,-118.11 45.02,-118.16 45.02,-118.19 44.95,-118.25 44.94,-118.23 44.86,-118.24 44.95,-118.39 45.34,-118.05 45.23,-117.85 45.2,-117.83 45.18,-117.87 45.12,-117.83 44.99,-117.99 FIPS6 041023 041049 041059 041061 UGC ORZ049 ORZ503 VTEC

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northern Malheur County through 445 PM PDT... At 343 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Beulah Reservoir to 6 miles south of Freezeout Mountain. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Special Weather Statement 2023-08-19T15:42:00-07:00 2023-08-19T16:45:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Malheur County; Oregon Lower Treasure Valley 44.36,-117.87 43.65,-117.06 43.38,-117.68 43.88,-118.22 44.36,-117.87 FIPS6 041045 UGC ORZ063 ORZ064 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT MONDAY... The Washington State Department of Ecology has issued an Air Quality Alert...in effect until 9 AM PDT Monday. A Smoke Air Quality Alert has been issued. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Air Quality Alert 2023-08-19T16:00:00-07:00 2023-08-20T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Benton; Franklin FIPS6 053005 053021 UGC WAC005 WAC021 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY... Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory...in effect until noon PDT Sunday. 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. Air Quality Alert 2023-08-19T15:42:00-07:00 2023-08-20T12:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Crook; Deschutes FIPS6 041013 041017 UGC ORC013 ORC017 VTEC

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of western Baker County through 415 PM PDT... At 316 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Antlers Forest Service Station to near Unity. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Special Weather Statement 2023-08-19T15:42:00-07:00 2023-08-19T16:15:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Baker County 44.99,-117.77 44.99,-117.7 44.55,-117.95 44.28,-118.37 44.56,-118.35 44.59,-118.3 44.62,-118.34 44.68,-118.34 44.75,-118.29 44.87,-118.27 44.87,-118.23 44.98,-118.23 45.05,-118.13 45,-118.01 45,-117.96 45.06,-117.85 44.99,-117.77 FIPS6 041001 UGC ORZ062 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY... An Air Quality Alert for Smoke has been issued by the following agencies: Olympic Region Clean Air Agency Northwest Clean Air Agency Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Air Quality Alert 2023-08-19T16:00:00-07:00 2023-08-20T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Clallam; Island; Jefferson; King; San Juan; Skagit; Snohomish; Whatcom FIPS6 053009 053029 053031 053033 053055 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAC009 WAC029 WAC031 WAC033 WAC055 WAC057 WAC061 WAC073 VTEC