Severe Thunderstorm Watch in place for Union, Baker, Harney & Malheur

By Logan Bagett on Thursday, May 28th, 2026 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News Eastern/Southeast Oregon Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News Northeastern Oregon Top Stories

BAKER, MALHEUR, UNION & HARNEY COUNTIES – UPDATE, 1:15 PM: The previous Special Weather Statement has been updated to include a Severe Thunderstorm Watch and now also includes Union County. Read the statement from the National Weather Service below

(Notice from the National Weather Service)

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 248
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1250 PM PDT THU MAY 28 2026

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 248 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM PDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

ORC001-013-017-021-023-025-027-031-037-045-049-055-059-061-063-
065-069-290300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0248.260528T1950Z-260529T0300Z/

OR
. OREGON COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BAKER CROOK DESCHUTES
GILLIAM GRANT HARNEY
HOOD RIVER JEFFERSON LAKE
MALHEUR MORROW SHERMAN
UMATILLA UNION WALLOWA
WASCO WHEELER
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ATTN…WFO…BOI…PDT…MFR…PQR…

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The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement for Harney, Malheur, and Baker counties in response to strong thunderstorm potential this afternoon. Read the statement below:

(From the National Weather Service)

Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Boise ID

1018 AM MDT Thu May 28 2026

IDZ011>015-029-033-ORZ061>064-290000-

West Central Mountains-Lower Treasure Valley-Boise Mountains-

Upper Treasure Valley-Southwest Highlands-Owyhee Mountains-

Upper Weiser River-Harney County-Baker County-Malheur County-

Oregon Lower Treasure Valley-

Including the cities of Big Creek, McCall, Cascade, Warm Lake,

Bear, Ola, Cuprum, Nampa, Caldwell, Anderson Dam, Pine, Prairie,

Boise, Grasmere, Riddle, Murphy Hot Springs, Three Creek,

Reynolds, Silver City, Council, Fruitvale, Glendale, Goodrich,

Indian Valley, Mesa, Cambridge, Buchanan, Burns, Crane, Dunnean,

New Princeton, Venator, Diamond, Baker, Malheur City, Ontario,

and Nyssa

1018 AM MDT Thu May 28 2026 /918 AM PDT Thu May 28 2026/

Strong to severe thunderstorm wind gusts are expected this

afternoon and evening. Storms are expected to develop along the

Nevada border around 2 PM MDT and lift northwest over southeast

Oregon and southwest Idaho. Storms are capable of producing

damaging wind gusts up to 60 to 70 miles per hour. Storm threat is

expected to diminish after sunset.