Red Flag Warning issued

By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Friday, July 31st, 2026 in Northeastern Oregon News Northeastern Oregon Top Stories

OREGON/WASHINGTON: The following has been ussed by the National Weather Service in Pendleton

“…PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION (PDS) RED FLAG IN EFFECT 2PM UNTIL 8PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: KITTITAS VALLEY (ZONE 690) – LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON (ZONE 691) – NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON (ZONE 692) – CANYON GRASSLANDS OF WALLOWA COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON GRANDE RONDE VALLEY (ZONE 693) – GRANDE RONDE VALLEY OF OREGON (ZONE 694) – EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS (ZONE 695) – JOHN DAY VALLEY (ZONE 696) – AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON (ZONE 700)…

.A strong cold front will pass through the Pacific and Inland
Northwest on Saturday. Very warm, dry, and windy conditions will
result, leading to extreme fire weather concerns and the
potential for rapid fire spread for any new or ongoing fires.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 690 Kittitas Valley, 691
Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, 691 Lower Columbia Basin of
Washington, 692 Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, 692 Blue
Mountains of Washington, 693 Canyon Grasslands of Wallowa
County, 693 Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley, 694
Grande Ronde Valley of Oregon, 695 Eagle Cap Wilderness, 696
John Day Valley and 700 Central Mountains of Oregon.

* TIMING…From 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Saturday.

* WINDS…West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 15 percent.

* IMPACTS…This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION as extreme Fire Weather concerns will be present. Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not
recommended