"Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures as high as 97 to 105 degrees expected, coupled with mild overnight low temperatures of 62 to 70 degrees" are in store for the Willamette Valley starting Sunday afternoon, the National Weather Service said.
An 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on Tuesday evening according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), prompting a Tsunami Watch for the Oregon coast and other west coast regions.
The Portland office of the National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Sunday, July 13 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and an Extreme Heat Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue enacted a burn ban Saturday morning, appearing to be the first Washington County fire agency to do so as a heat wave looms over the region.
With temperatures expected to reach between 92 and 96 degrees throughout the region starting Sunday, the Portland office of the National Weather Service is urging local residents to prepare for the first early heat wave of the year.
Homes in Banks, Roy, Mountaindale, Buxton, Timber and more were without power after a Monday night windstorm; Banks crews aided their neighbors to the west after fallen trees blocked emergency access on Highway 26 and more.
The Portland office of the National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch for much of Northwest Oregon, including the greater Banks region. The watch is in effect through late Tuesday night. It's just one weather hazard expected.
As is tradition, the Banks Post will host a constantly updated live blog right here all day with impacts from the winter storm. Should the winter storm continue, we'll make a new one for Friday.
"All district schools and facilities are closed due to the Winter Weather Warning in Effect for today," the Banks School District said early Thursday morning.
A winter storm. Wind gusts up to 45 mph. Ice, freezing rain, snow. We've got information from the National Weather Service, PGE, Washington County, the Banks School District, and more on what could be coming Thursday and Friday.
