Madras, OR Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR696, OR697, OR698, OR699, OR700,
OR704, OR705...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 696 John Day Valley, 697
Central Blue Mountains, 698 Southern Blue Mountains, 699
Western Forested Blue Mountains, 700 Central Mountains of
Oregon, 704 Northern Deschutes National Forest and 705
Southern Deschutes National Forest.

* TIMING...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms capable of
producing abundant cloud-to-ground lightning and gusty outflow
winds.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusts up to 50 mph.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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