Central Oregon Faces 60-Mph Storm Threat as 90-Degree Heat Persists Into Next Week
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Updated · KTVZ · Jul 15
Central Oregon Faces 60-Mph Storm Threat as 90-Degree Heat Persists Into Next Week
3 articles · Updated · KTVZ · Jul 15
Summary
Most of Central Oregon is under a marginal severe-storm risk Tuesday afternoon and evening, with fast-developing cells capable of producing gusts near 60 mph along with heavy rain and lightning.
Low-to-mid 90s heat is helping fuel those storms, marking a third straight day above 90 degrees; Bend has already topped 90 on eight of the first 15 days of July.
Fire danger is already high, making thunderstorm lightning a key concern even as the storms are expected to move north into Washington by evening.
Hot weather will outlast the storm threat: temperatures may briefly ease into the upper 80s Thursday before returning to the low-to-mid 90s Friday through the weekend and into at least mid-next week.