Weather Alerts For Echo, OR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pendleton OR 1242 PM PST Tue Dec 16 2025 Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon-Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon- Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon-North Central Oregon-Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Kittitas Valley- Yakima Valley-Lower Columbia Basin of Washington-Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington-Simcoe Highlands- Including the cities of Pendleton, Sunnyside, Dufur, Walla Walla, Toppenish, Prosser, Boardman, Hermiston, Maupin, Ione, Yakima, Thorp, Athena, Goldendale, Arlington, Fossil, Ellensburg, White Salmon, Heppner, Dayton, Pilot Rock, Naches, The Dalles, Tri-Cities, Bickleton, Waitsburg, Condon, Connell, and Moro 1242 PM PST Tue Dec 16 2025 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest to west winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Oregon and central, south central, and southeast Washington. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 PM PST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds are expected with the passage of a strong cold front Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. Winds will be gusty, but not as strong, during the remainder of the event. Wind gusts of 70-80 mph are expected along wind-prone areas of the foothills of the Blue Mountains with cold frontal passage between 2 AM and 6 AM Wednesday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. &&

There is a Marginal Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SUMMARY Sporadic severe gusts may accompany low-topped convection across parts of the Pacific Northwest tonight into early Wednesday morning. Pacific Northwest A vigorous shortwave trough will reach coastal WA by late tonight and spread inland through 12Z Wednesday. This trough will be accompanied by an intense tropospheric wind field, characterized by 70-90 kts at 700 mb, that will spread across WA and OR during 06-12Z. A surface cyclone will move onshore in BC and occlude, as downstream lee cyclogenesis occurs over southern AB. Low-topped convection is expected to increase along the trailing cold front attendant to the occluded cyclone, initially reaching coastal WA towards 06Z. Surface-based buoyancy will be scant along the front, but sporadic lightning flashes and occasional strong to severe-caliber wind gusts may accompany the passage of this low-topped convective line. Low-topped convection should also increase ahead of this line overnight, as strong large-scale ascent coincides with peak low to mid-level flow. With minimal instability, low confidence exists in the degree of convective enhancement beyond the gradient winds. Thus, the level 1-MRGL risk has been maintained with no changes.