Red Flag Warning Issued for Lower Columbia Basin and Central Oregon
This alert is no longer in effect.
NOAA issued it on July 24, 2026, 4 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning for critical fire weather conditions from 3 PM to 9 PM PDT Saturday across fire weather zones in Oregon and Washington.
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- Record type
- Red Flag Warning
- Affected area
- Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington; Central Mountains of Oregon
- Issued
- July 24, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Pendleton OR
Fire-weather notices describe conditions that can support rapid fire spread; they do not report that a fire is present. Check local emergency sources for any active incident.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington; Central Mountains of Oregon.
Alert Details
A Red Flag Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Pendleton, OR. The alert is effective from 3 PM to 9 PM PDT on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Fire Weather Zones 691 (Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and Lower Columbia Basin of Washington) and 700 (Central Mountains of Oregon).
What You Should Do
A Red Flag Warning means critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Expected Conditions
West winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph are expected. Relative humidity will drop as low as 9 percent.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 3 PM to 9 PM PDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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