Stay Inside! Beware of High Winds, Falling Branches

UPDATE, 11 a.m., Sept. 9: The National Weather Service has declared a "red flag warning" for parts of Oregon's Willamette Valley and the lowlands of Clark County, Wash., until 8 p.m. this evening. 

A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. This includes wind gusts and dry fuel.

Areas of high smoke are expected through Friday.

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UPDATE, 2 p.m. Sept. 8: The National Weather Service has extended the high-wind warning until 7 p.m. tonight.

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UPDATE, 11 a.m. Sept. 8: All Forest Grove undergraduate classes will be online today due to trees and branches falling on the Forest Grove Campus. Please stay inside if at all possible. Avoid the south side of campus (University Center to 19th Avenue) and use extreme caution around trees and power lines. 

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The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for the Portland Metro Area, including Pacific University's Forest Grove Campus.

East winds of 15 to 30 mph, with widespread gusts of 40 to 55 mph are expected through 1 p.m. Tuesday. This may cause tree limbs or even whole trees to be blown down and may cause power outages, the NWS reported. Large branches have already fallen on the Forest Grove Campus.

Please use caution, especially in tree-heavy areas of the Forest Grove Campus. Watch and listen for falling branches or trees, and avoid the south half of campus.

Monday, Sept. 7, 2020