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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Portland OR
655 PM PDT Wed Mar 26 2025
 

ORZ109-110-114-115-124-270230-
Cascade Foothills of Marion and Linn Counties OR-
West Hills and Chehalem Mountains OR-
East Central Willamette Valley OR-West Central Willamette Valley OR-
Tualatin Valley OR-
655 PM PDT Wed Mar 26 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL POLK...WEST CENTRAL
CLACKAMAS...SOUTHEASTERN YAMHILL...NORTHWESTERN MARION AND
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM PDT...

At 654 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Four Corners, or near Salem, moving north at 60 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Molalla, Scotts Mills, Silverton, Mulino, Marquam, Donald, Aurora,
Monitor, Four Corners, Salem, Butteville, West Salem, Brooks,
Hayesville, Keizer, Mount Angel, Aumsville, St. Paul, Barlow, and
Woodburn.

This includes the following highways in Oregon...
 Interstate 5 between mile markers 247 and 282.
 State Highway 22 from Valley Junction to Salem between mile markers
24 and 26.
 State Highway 22 east of Salem between mile markers 2 and 9.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM PDT for
northwestern Oregon.

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LAT...LON 4480 12291 4484 12311 4533 12294 4521 12248
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 201DEG 51KT 4491 12294 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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