Severe Weather

I was thinking of something to blog about today and then came across the screen....SEVERE WEATHER !

This is from the NWS Pendleton Office in NE Oregon.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
WAC077-142315-
/O.NEW.KPDT.SV.W.0001.090414T2218Z-090414T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
318 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN YAKIMA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...YAKIMA...TOPPENISH...

* UNTIL 415 PM PDT

* AT 316 PM PDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR WAPATO...OR NEAR TOPPENISH...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ZILLAH...GRANGER AND SATUS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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LAT...LON 4608 11995 4608 12079 4659 12062 4662 12021
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 351DEG 13KT 4644 12037

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MCJ