# Red Flag Warning: Central Mountains of Oregon; Southern Deschutes National Forest — 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/)

## extract

Red Flag Warning — Central Mountains of Oregon; Southern Deschutes National Forest
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 to
9 PM PDT Thursday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 700 Central Mountains of
Oregon and 705 Southern Deschutes National Forest.

* TIMING...From 1 PM to 9 PM PDT Thursday.

* 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.