Expected

At 740 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Hanford Reservation to near Ayer. Movement was north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Richland, Connell, Mesa, Kahlotus, Eltopia, Basin City, Hanford Reservation, Ayer, and Matthew.

At 743 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Benton City to near Roosevelt. Movement was north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Prosser, Grandview, Mabton, Goodnoe Hills, Bickleton, and Hanford Reservation.

Thursday's Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire at 8 PM. With the setting of the sun, the fire weather conditions will improve as the winds calm down and as the relative humidity values increase from evening temperatures cooling. Friday's Red Flag Warning remains in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 207 Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 290 Paradox Valley Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 292 North Fork

At 703 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles northeast of Rock Island, or 20 miles east of Wenatchee, moving northwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Alstown. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 805 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Seeley Lake, or 29 miles northeast of Missoula, moving north at 35 mph. HAZARD...Pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Seeley Lake and Woodworth. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

At 705 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over northeastern Warm Springs Reservation, or 20 miles north of Madras, moving northwest at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Warm Springs Reservation, Simnasho, and Pine Grove. This includes Highway 26 between mile markers 69 and 96.

At 705 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Snake River, or 14 miles east of Pasco. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Pasco. This includes Highway 395 between mile markers 24 and 25. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 706 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northeast of Colfax, or 20 miles north of Pullman, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Garfield, Rosalia, Oakesdale, Farmington, Tensed, Thornton, Steptoe, and Belmont. This includes the following highways...

At 706 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Kennewick, moving northwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, West Richland, Benton City, West Pasco, Island View, Badger, and Highland. This includes the following highways...

At 707 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over northern Yakama Reservation, or 21 miles southwest of Yakima, moving northwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... White Swan, Tampico, and northern Yakama Reservation. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.