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The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert...IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. An Air Quality Alert has been issued for all of Yakima County due to expected smoke from nearby and regional wildfires. Particulate matter (PM2.5) may reach Unhealthy or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels. Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is Unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. When air quality is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps to reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should watch for symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure. Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory...IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. A Smoke Air Quality Advisory has been issued. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes...runny nose...aggravate heart and lung diseases...and aggravate other serious health problems. Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it is smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung condition. For additional information...please visit the Web site at http://www.oregon.gov/DEQ

At 526 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles south of Clarkston Heights-Vineland, or 14 miles south of Lewiston, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Lewiston, Clarkston, Lapwai, Genesee, Juliaetta, Culdesac, Kendrick, Clarkston Heights-Vineland, West Clarkston-Highland, Asotin, Peck, Spalding, Rogersburg, Waha, Gifford, Anatone, Clarkston Heights, Jerry, and Lenore. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 95 in Idaho between mile markers 286 and 335. U.S. Highway 12 in Idaho between mile markers 0 and 34. U.S. Highway 12 in Washington between mile markers 431 and 434.

At 511 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles north of Imnaha, or 28 miles northeast of Enterprise, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Nez Perce, southwestern Lewis and southeastern Asotin Counties.

At 458 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Freezeout Mountain, or 37 miles southwest of Parma, moving northeast at 40 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Freezeout Mountain around 600 PM MDT. Twin Springs Campground around 610 PM MDT. Northern Owyhee Reservoir around 620 PM MDT. Owyhee Dam around 630 PM MDT.

At 452 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Troy, or 31 miles north of Enterprise, moving northeast at 40 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. Locations impacted include... Rogersburg, Anatone, and Cloverland.

The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert...IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. An Air Quality Alert has been issued for all of Yakima County including the Yakama Reservation, due to expected smoke from nearby and regional wildfires. Particulate matter (PM2.5) may reach Unhealthy or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels. Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is Unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. When air quality is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps to reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should watch for symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure. Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory...IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. A Smoke Air Quality Advisory has been issued. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes...runny nose...aggravate heart and lung diseases...and aggravate other serious health problems. Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it is smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung condition. For additional information...please visit the Web site at http://www.oregon.gov/DEQ

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Pollution Advisory...until at least Friday. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for northern Klamath and eastern Douglas counties due to numerous wildfires burning in the region. The wildfire smoke combined with forecast conditions will cause air quality levels to fluctuate and could be at unhealthy levels. Smoke levels can change rapidly depending on the weather. Smoke can irritate the eyes and lungs and worsen some medical conditions. People most at risk include infants and young children, people with heart or lung disease, older adults and pregnant people.

At 216 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Canyon City, or over John Day, moving northeast 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... John Day, Prairie City, Canyon City, and Seneca.

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM to 9 PM PDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 708 Eastern Columbia Basin - Palouse -Spokane Area and Fire Weather Zone 709 Lower Palouse -Snake River. * Winds: West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidities: 13 to 22 percent. * Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to spread rapidly.

* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 703 Okanogan Valley and Fire Weather Zone 706 Waterville Plateau. * Winds: Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidities: 9 to 19 percent. * Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to spread rapidly.

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM to 9 PM PDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch has been upgraded. * AFFECTED AREA...Central and eastern Fire weather zone 624. * WIND...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph. * MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM to 9 PM PDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch has been upgraded. * IMPACTS...For today, lightning on dry fuels will increase the risk of new fire starts. Additionally, gusty outflow winds will allow for new and existing fires to grow rapidly. For Thursday, combined strong winds and low relative humidity can lead to rapid growth and spread of new and existing fires. * AFFECTED AREA...For today, fire weather zone 625 and eastern fire weather zone 285. For Thursday, nearly all of fire weather zones 285 and 625. * THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms with very little precipitation in the afternoon and evening. Lightning strikes outside of precipitation cores are possible. Strong, gusty outflow winds of 50 to 60 mph are possible in any of the stronger storms. * THURSDAY WIND...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph. * THURSDAY MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM to 9 PM PDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch has been upgraded. * IMPACTS...For today, lightning on dry fuels will increase the risk of new fire starts. Additionally, gusty outflow winds will allow for new and existing fires to grow rapidly. For Thursday, combined strong winds and low relative humidity can lead to rapid growth and spread of new and existing fires. * AFFECTED AREA...For today, fire weather zone 625 and eastern fire weather zone 285. For Thursday, nearly all of fire weather zones 285 and 625. * THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms with very little precipitation in the afternoon and evening. Lightning strikes outside of precipitation cores are possible. Strong, gusty outflow winds of 50 to 60 mph are possible in any of the stronger storms. * THURSDAY WIND...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph. * THURSDAY MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr

...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH STRONG TO SEVERE OUTFLOW WINDS TODAY... ...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING RETURNS TO SOUTHERN IDAHO DISTRICTS ON THURSDAY... * Thunderstorms...Scattered to numerous. * Outflow Winds...50-70 mph possible. * Timing...Until midnight MDT /11 PM PDT/ tonight.

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies: Washington Department of Ecology Colville Confederated Tribes An Air Quality Alert, issued for all of Chelan, Okanogan, Ferry and Stevens County, as well as the Colville Reservation will remain in effect until further notice, due to expected smoke from the Pioneer Fire and Swawilla Wildfire and other regional wildfires. Particulate matter (PM2.5) may reach Unhealthy and Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels. Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is Unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. When air quality is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps to reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should watch for symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure. Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.

* WHAT...High concentration of smoke particulates from wildfire smoke. * WHERE...Harney and Malheur Counties. * WHEN....AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...Smoke can irritate the eyes, lungs and worsen some medical conditions. People most at risk to adverse health effects include infants, young children, people with heart or lung disease, older adults, and pregnant women. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Smoke levels can change rapidly depending on weather. Check current conditions on the Oregon Smoke Information Blog, DEQ's Air Quality Index, or by downloading the free OregonAIR app on your smartphone.

* WHAT...High concentration of smoke particulates from wildfire smoke. * WHERE...Baker County. * WHEN...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...Smoke can irritate the eyes, lungs and worsen some medical conditions. People most at risk to adverse health effects include infants, young children, people with heart or lung disease, older adults, and pregnant women. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Smoke levels can change rapidly depending on weather. Check current conditions on the Oregon Smoke Information Blog, DEQ's Air Quality Index, or by downloading the free OregonAIR app on your smartphone.

The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert...IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. An Air Quality Alert has been issued for all of Yakima County, due to expected smoke from nearby and regional wildfires. Particulate matter (PM2.5) may reach Unhealthy or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels. Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is Unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. When air quality is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps to reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should watch for symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure. Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.