Weather Alerts For Tri-Cities, WA

# SUMMARY -------------------- Patchy to localized areas of blowing dust may reduce visibility across the Columbia Plateau this afternoon. Be ready for sudden changes in visibility. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside, Stay Alive'. # DETAILS -------------------- ISSUED AT Friday, October 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM PDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Pendleton OR HEADER Special Weather Statement # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Kittitas Valley, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, North Central Oregon, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington, Lower Columbia Basin of Washington, Simcoe Highlands, Yakima Valley Including the cities of Arlington, The Dalles, Boardman, Hermiston, Ione, Athena, Pendleton, Pilot Rock, Heppner, Condon, Fossil, Dufur, Maupin, Moro, White Salmon, Ellensburg, Thorp, Naches, Sunnyside, Toppenish, Yakima, Connell, Prosser, Tri-Cities, Dayton, Waitsburg, Walla Walla, Goldendale, and Bickleton