Active AlertsPost, OR

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 248 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OREGON THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL OREGON CROOK DESCHUTES GILLIAM JEFFERSON SHERMAN IN NORTHEAST OREGON GRANT MORROW UMATILLA UNION WALLOWA WHEELER IN NORTHWEST OREGON WASCO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARLINGTON, ATHENA, BEND, BOARDMAN, BROTHERS, CONDON, CULVER, DAYVILLE, ELGIN, ENTERPRISE, FOSSIL, GRASS VALLEY, HELIX, HEPPNER, HERMISTON, IONE, IRRIGON, JOHN DAY, JOSEPH, LA GRANDE, LA PINE, LEXINGTON, LONEROCK, LONG CREEK, LOSTINE, MADRAS, MAUPIN, MILTON-FREEWATER, MITCHELL, MONUMENT, MORO, NORTH POWDER, PAULINA, PENDLETON, PILOT ROCK, POST, PRINEVILLE, REDMOND, SENECA, SHANIKO, SISTERS, SPRAY, STANFIELD, SUNRIVER, THE DALLES, TROY, TYGH VALLEY, UKIAH, UMATILLA, UNION, WALLOWA..IMNAHA, WARM SPRINGS, AND WASCO.

At 224 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Izee, or 34 miles southwest of John Day, moving west at 25 mph.
Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
Source: Radar indicated.
Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include Suplee and Izee.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM PDT for central Oregon.