Fire Weather Watch issued June 18 at 1:48PM PDT until June 20 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
Issue date: 2026-06-18T20:48+00:00
...Critical Fire Weather expected Saturday... .Low Relative Humidity and Windy conditions will create critical fire weather conditions across the Yakima Valley the Columbia Basin of Oregon, Eastern Columbia River Gorge, and the Mountains of Central Oregon. The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 690 Kittitas Valley, 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and 700 Central Mountains of Oregon. * TIMING...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * WINDS...West 10 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Flood Warning issued June 18 at 11:23AM PDT by NWS Spokane WA
Issue date: 2026-06-18T18:23+00:00
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Washington... Stehekin River at Stehekin affecting Chelan County. For the Stehekin River...including Stehekin...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and forecast. * WHERE...Stehekin River at Stehekin. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 20.5 feet, water inundates some properties and overtops the temporary corduroy bridge. Company Creek Road inundated at northern end. Battalion Creek culverts are beginning to be overtopped. Water begins damaging Wood Road. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:30 AM PDT Thursday the stage was 20.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 19.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:30 AM PDT Thursday was 21.1 feet. - Forecast...The river will fall to 20.7 feet late this afternoon. It will then rise to 21.0 feet late Saturday evening. - Flood stage is 20.5 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
