{"id":141104,"date":"2025-03-26T03:12:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T20:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141104"},"modified":"2025-03-26T03:12:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T20:12:52","slug":"seattle-portland-face-rare-severe-thunderstorm-threat-with-tornado-large-hail-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141104","title":{"rendered":"Seattle, Portland face rare severe thunderstorm threat with tornado, large hail risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-q934wpqk6gqjsg6w\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38592026853\/320\/179\/9k0qef726vy9plum.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38592026853\/640\/358\/9k0qef726vy9plum.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38592026853\/768\/432\/9k0qef726vy9plum.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38592026853\/1536\/864\/9k0qef726vy9plum.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38592026853\/992\/558\/9k0qef726vy9plum.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38592026853\/1984\/1116\/9k0qef726vy9plum.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38592026853\/992\/558\/9k0qef726vy9plum.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"NOAA's Storm Prediction Center upgraded the severe thunderstorm risk for parts of the Pacific Northwest to a level 2 out of 5, including Seattle and Portland. FOX Weather Meteorologists Bob Van Dillen and Ari Sarsalari explain why this an uncommon weather threat for the Seattle area.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">NOAA&#8217;s Storm Prediction Center upgraded the severe thunderstorm risk for parts of the Pacific Northwest to a level 2 out of 5, including Seattle and Portland. FOX Weather Meteorologists Bob Van Dillen and Ari Sarsalari explain why this an uncommon weather threat for the Seattle area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>SEATTLE \u2013<\/strong> A meteorological rarity could unfold across the Pacific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/northwest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northwest<\/a> on Wednesday with large <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/hail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hail<\/a>, damaging winds and the possibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/tornadoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tornadoes<\/a> forecast across the Interstate 5 corridor \u2013 a place where severe weather is nearly unheard of.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Warmer temperatures will help fuel thunderstorms across the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday afternoon and evening, prompting a rare severe weather potential outlook from NOAA&#8217;s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) for the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The SPC has highlighted an area in the Pacific Northwest with a level 2 out of 5 threat of severe thunderstorms on Wednesday. This area includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/washington\/seattle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seattle<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/washington\/tacoma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tacoma<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/washington\/vancouver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vancouver<\/a>, Washington and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/oregon\/portland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portland<\/a>, Oregon.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/weather-geek-speak-severe-weather-categories-explained\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>THE 5-POINT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM RISK CATEGORY SCALE EXPLAINED<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/288\/162\/d24c041b-wed-severe-outlook.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/576\/324\/d24c041b-wed-severe-outlook.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/d24c041b-wed-severe-outlook.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/d24c041b-wed-severe-outlook.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/d24c041b-wed-severe-outlook.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1336\/752\/d24c041b-wed-severe-outlook.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/d24c041b-wed-severe-outlook.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Wednesday's severe weather forecast for the Pacific Northwest.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Wednesday&#8217;s severe weather forecast for the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n<p> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the FOX Forecast Center, Wednesday&#8217;s forecast is the first level 2 threat for downtown Seattle since the SPC revamped its severe weather outlook system more than a decade ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A larger area across the Northwest, from the Pacific Northwest coast to western <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/idaho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Idaho<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/idaho\/boise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boise<\/a>, is under a lesser level 1 threat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The primary concerns will be large hail and strong winds, but a brief tornado spin-up is also possible.<\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/WED%20NW%20Tornado%20Outlook.png\"\/><fig-caption>Tornado potential for Wednesday in the Pacific Northwest.<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/fig-caption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The greatest threat on Wednesday will be hail, with quarter-to-egg-size hail possible with this storm. A highlighted area with the greatest potential for damaging hail includes most of the I-5 corridor, including Portland and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/oregon\/salem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salem<\/a>, Oregon and some southern and eastern Seattle suburbs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/WED%20NW%20Hail%20Potential.png\"\/><fig-caption>Hail forecast for Wednesday.<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/fig-caption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;I-5 from Eugene all the way through Seattle, you&#8217;ve got a tornado threat. I know it&#8217;s weak, but it&#8217;s there. It raises eyebrows,&#8221; FOX Weather Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Seattle said the strongest storms are likely to move northward east of the Puget Sound Wednesday along the I-5 corridor during the afternoon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/commuter-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commute<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/seattle-portland-severe-thunderstorm-threat-wednesday\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOAA&#8217;s Storm Prediction Center upgraded the severe thunderstorm risk for parts of the Pacific Northwest to a level 2 out of 5, including Seattle and Portland. 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