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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 Hood River County.

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

NWS Active Alerts for OR - Map View

State: OR Total alerts: 3 Updated: Jul 16, 2026 7:33am PDT

Heat Advisory

Area
Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; Grande Ronde Valley; Wallowa County; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Kittitas Valley; Yakima Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington
Heat Advisory issued July 16 at 6:13AM PDT until July 16 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR

* WHAT...Hot conditions with temperatures up to 100 degrees expected. This will pose a moderate to locally major risk of heat-related illness. * WHERE...Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington, Grande Ronde Valley, Wallowa County, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Kittitas Valley, Yakima Valley, and Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington. * WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.

Fire Weather Watch

Area
Modoc County Except for the Surprise Valley; Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest
Fire Weather Watch issued July 16 at 4:46AM PDT until July 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. * AFFECTED AREA...In CAZ285...Fire weather zone 285. In ORZ624...southeastern portions of fire weather zone 624. * WIND...Southwest 12 to 17 mph with gusts 25 to 30 mph. * HUMIDITY...7 to 12 percent. * DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at https://weather.gov/wrh/hazards?wfo=mfr

Heat Advisory

Area
Lower Treasure Valley; Upper Treasure Valley; Upper Weiser River; Oregon Lower Treasure Valley
Heat Advisory issued July 15 at 12:43PM MDT until July 16 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Boise ID

* WHAT...Temperatures up to 103 expected. * WHERE...Idaho and Oregon Treasure Valley zones and the Upper Weiser River zone. * WHEN...From noon MDT /11 AM PDT/ to 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses, especially for the young, elderly, and animals.

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