Baker City Warnings, Watches and Advisories

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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 Baker City.

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Red Flag Warning issued July 9 at 4:06AM PDT until July 9 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR

* AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon...eastern portions of fire zone 624 and fire zone 625. This includes the Fremont National Forest, including from Silver Lake southward to Bly, as well as most of Lake County. * THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms. Lightning strikes outside of precipitation cores are possible, and cause for concern for new fire starts. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusts of 35 to 55 mph could travel outward up to 25 miles from thunderstorm cores. * DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr

Red Flag Warning issued July 8 at 10:39PM PDT until July 9 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR

...DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN OREGON... ...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN WEDNESDAY... .A pair of upper-level low-pressure systems will pass over the region through Wednesday. This will lead to thunderstorm development across eastern Oregon Wednesday afternoon and evening. Widespread breezy to windy conditions will persist through Wednesday, strongest through the Cascade gaps and Columbia Basin. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington. * TIMING...From 11 AM to 10 PM PDT Wednesday. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Red Flag Warning issued July 8 at 10:39PM PDT until July 9 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR

...DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN OREGON... ...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN WEDNESDAY... .A pair of upper-level low-pressure systems will pass over the region through Wednesday. This will lead to thunderstorm development across eastern Oregon Wednesday afternoon and evening. Widespread breezy to windy conditions will persist through Wednesday, strongest through the Cascade gaps and Columbia Basin. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 698 Southern Blue Mountains. * TIMING...From 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * THUNDERSTORMS...Storms are mostly expected to be dry with rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch, though a few storms could produce rainfall amounts in excess of a tenth of an inch. * OUTFLOW WINDS...As high as 55 mph.

Red Flag Warning issued July 8 at 12:49PM MDT until July 10 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Boise ID

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST OREGON WITH GUSTY WINDS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING... A frontal passage will bring isolated to scattered thunderstorms with minimal precipitation over the BLM districts of Southwest Idaho and Southeast Oregon. Strong outflow winds up to 55 MPH is possible. The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Red Flag Warning for lightning, which is in effect from 3 PM MDT /2 PM PDT/ Wednesday to midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/ Wednesday night. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather Zones 670 Burns BLM, 672 Southern Grasslands, 673 Central Canyonlands and 674 Northwestern Vale BLM. * TIMING...From 3 PM MDT /2 PM PDT/ Wednesday to midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/ Wednesday night. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty and erratic winds up to 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.