Active AlertsBaker County
Special Weather Statement
At 730 PM MDT/630 PM PDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Richland, or 32 miles east of Baker City, moving east at 25 mph.
Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
Source: Radar indicated.
Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Areas of blowing dust possible. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include Halfway, Richland, Brownlee Guard Station, Lafferty Campground, Fish Lake, Little Lookout Mountain, Sweedes Landing, McChord Butte, Lake Fork Campground, Brownlee Dam, Cuddy Mountain, Sparta, Durkee, Oxbow Dam, Homestead, Pleasant Valley, Cornucopia, Summers Point, Sheep Mountain, and Sturgill Peak.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.