# Red Flag Warning: John Day Valley; Central Blue Mountains; Southern Blue Mountains; Western Forested Blue Mountains — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-12 21:29 ingested 2026-08-13 07:30

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Red Flag Warning — John Day Valley; Central Blue Mountains; Southern Blue Mountains; Western Forested Blue Mountains
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY...

.A push of monsoon moisture will bring scattered thunderstorms to
the region Thursday afternoon through Friday morning. Lingering
dry surface air will limit the rainfall amounts on Thursday,
increasing concern for lightning ignitions.

The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag
Warning for abundant lightning, which is in effect from 1 PM
Thursday to 5 AM PDT Friday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 696 John Day Valley, 697
Central Blue Mountains, 698 Southern Blue Mountains and 699
Western Forested Blue Mountains.

* TIMING...From 1 PM Thursday to 5 AM PDT Friday.

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

* THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered coverage with abundant lightning.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty erratic winds up to 40 mph.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.