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Monday, June 1, 2009

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
456 PM PDT MON JUN 1 2009
WAZ019-023-039-040-020045-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA WA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS WA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES WA-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE WA-
456 PM PDT MON JUN 1 2009
..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN SKAMANIA...
SOUTHEASTERN COWLITZ AND EASTERN CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM PDT...
AT 455 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM COUGAR TO TRAPPER CREEK WILDERNESS...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...
ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRAPPER CREEK WILDERNESS...
COUGAR...
YALE LAKE...
YALE AND CHELATCHIE...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4621 12210 4569 12197 4565 12234 4616 12248 TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 021DEG 7KT 4609 12233 4591 12207
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WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

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