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Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Prineville.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

NWS Active Alerts for OR - Map View

State: OR Alerts: 4 Updated: May 12, 2026 3:18pm PDT

Wind Advisory

Area
Lower Treasure Valley; Upper Treasure Valley; Southwest Highlands; Western Magic Valley; Camas Prairie; Owyhee Mountains; Southern Twin Falls County; Malheur County; Oregon Lower Treasure Valley
Wind Advisory issued May 12 at 2:40PM MDT until May 14 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Boise ID

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Idaho and southeast Oregon. * WHEN...From noon MDT /11 AM PDT/ Wednesday to midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/ Wednesday Night. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Storms tomorrow may bring localized wind gusts stronger than 55 mph.

High Wind Warning

Area
Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Simcoe Highlands
High Wind Warning issued May 12 at 6:42AM PDT until May 13 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Oregon, and Simcoe Highlands. * WHEN...From 5 AM to 11 PM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

Wind Advisory

Area
Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; North Central Oregon; Kittitas Valley; Yakima Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington
Wind Advisory issued May 12 at 6:42AM PDT until May 13 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington, North Central Oregon, Kittitas Valley, Yakima Valley, and Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington. * WHEN...From 5 AM to 11 PM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Wind Advisory

Area
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon; Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington
Wind Advisory issued May 12 at 6:42AM PDT until May 13 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 11 PM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Disclaimer

This severe weather alerts report is valid for ZIP code 97754, accurately covering the area of Prineville, OR.

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