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When a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, the storm may produce damaging winds, large hail, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain. In some cases, heavy rainfall produced by a severe storm can also lead to flash flooding. Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

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 Zigzag.

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State: OR Total alerts: 1 Updated: Sep 11, 2026 6:52pm PDT

Flash Flood Watch

Area
Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Northwest Blue Mountains

Flash Flood Watch issued September 11 at 5:05PM PDT until September 13 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR

* WHAT...Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive rainfall are possible over the Paradise and Hagen burn scar. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Oregon, including the following area, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon and southeast Washington, including the following area, Northwest Blue Mountains. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall over the Paradise and Hagen burn scar 1 to 1.5 inches is expected during the period of the watch. Residents near the Paradise and Hagan burn scar should prepare for potential debris flow. Be sure to stay up to date with information from local authorities. Heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding of low-lying areas and debris flows in and near recent wildfire burn scars. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - National Weather Service Meteorologists are forecasting heavy rainfall over the burn scar, which may lead to flash flooding and debris flows. - Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Meacham, Spout Springs, Tollgate, Bingham Springs, Minam, Ski Bluewood, Gibbon, Hilgard, Troy, Kamela, Umatilla Reservation and Kooskooskie. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Severity
Severe

Certainty
Possible

Urgency
Future

Published
September 11th, 2026 05:05:00 pm PDT

Effective
September 11th, 2026 05:05:00 pm PDT

Expires
September 13th, 2026 08:00:00 pm PDT

For more official information about severe storms and how to stay safe, visit the National Weather Service's Severe Thunderstorm Safety page. We encourage you to also monitor Excessive Rainfall Forecasts on their Weather Prediction Center website.

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