Effective:

2025-02-25T15:44:00-08:00

Expires:

2025-02-25T19:00:00-08:00

Certainty:

Likely

Event:

Wind Advisory

Type:

Update

Severity:

Moderate

Urgency:

Expected

Areas:

Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, and Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington. * WHEN...Until 7 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Instruction: Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Effective:

2025-02-25T12:02:00-08:00

Expires:

2025-02-26T00:00:00-08:00

Certainty:

Likely

Event:

Flood Advisory

Type:

Alert

Severity:

Minor

Urgency:

Expected

Areas:

Columbia, WA; Walla Walla, WA

* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt is continuing. * WHERE...A portion of southeast Washington, including the following counties, Columbia and Walla Walla. * WHEN...Until midnight PST tonight. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. River or stream flows are elevated. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1153 AM PST, Emergency management and the public in Walla Walla and Columbia counties reported flooding in the advisory area. Minor flooding is already occurring. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen in the last 2 days. - Waitsburg is the most likely place to experience continued flooding due to a breech in a private levee. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.1 inches are expected over the area today. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Dayton, Waitsburg, Huntsville, Dixie and Kooskooskie. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instruction: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.