Red Flag Warning Tuesday in John Day Basin
By Logan Bagett on Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
JOHN DAY – The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the John Day Basin beginning at 2 p.m. on Tuesday for abundant lighting. Read the full weather message below:
(From the National Weather Service)
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE…UPDATED
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1047 PM PDT Mon Jul 7 2025
…DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TUESDAY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN
OREGON, FOLLOWED BY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA
BASIN WEDNESDAY…
.The ridge of high pressure currently in place over the Pacific
Northwest will break down Tuesday night through Wednesday as a
pair of upper-level low-pressure systems pass over the region.
This will lead to thunderstorm development across central and
eastern Oregon Tuesday afternoon and evening. Widespread breezy
to windy conditions will persist Tuesday evening through
Wednesday, strongest through the Cascade gaps and Columbia Basin.
ORZ696-700-705-082300-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0005.250708T2100Z-250709T0600Z/
John Day Valley-Central Mountains of Oregon-
Southern Deschutes National Forest-
1047 PM PDT Mon Jul 7 2025
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR696,
OR700, AND OR705…
* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 696 John Day Valley, 700
Central Mountains of Oregon and 705 Southern Deschutes
National Forest.
* TIMING…From 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS…Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* THUNDERSTORMS…Storms are mostly expected to be dry with
rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch, though a few
storms could produce rainfall amounts in excess of a tenth of
an inch.
* OUTFLOW WINDS…As high as 60 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.
