On Friday at 3:22 p.m. the National Weather Service released an updated special weather statement until 6:30 p.m. for Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon.

"A gust front moving east across the Oregon Columbia Basin will create dusty conditions that will reduce visibilities to as low as one and one half mile at times. Wind gusts up to 50 mph have also been recorded within the gust front, and is expected to impact the Blue mountain foothills and the Oregon Columbia Basin through the next several hours," says the weather service.

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