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SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 341 PM PDT TUE AUG 12 2014 .NOW... THUNDERSTORMS WERE FIRING ACROSS MANY SECTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR MORE AND HAIL ONE HALF INCH OR MORE...AND A FEW MAY HAVE GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR MORE AND ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL OR MORE. ABUNDANT BUT DEADLY LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THAT COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. AT 340 PM THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN NORTHEAST SKAMANIA COUNTY COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN AND EASTERN LANE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN CLARK COUNTY AND INTO THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AREA. BE SURE TO SEEK COVER OR SHELTER SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH YOUR LOCATION. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER HAS ACCUMULATED.