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Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Medford, OR

January 27, 2008Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this blizzard warning at Jan 27, 2008, 12:14 PM PST for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, California. It took effect at Jan 27, 2008, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 11 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 27, 2008, 12:14 PM PST (20:14 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 27, 2008, 1:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 28, 2008, 12:00 AM PST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Modoc County, CA, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 27, 3:54 PM PSTBLIZZARDN Keno, ORVERY WINDY WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS SINCE 3PM
Jan 27, 4:00 PM PSTBLIZZARD22 Nne Summer Lake, OR4 INCHES OF SNOW. VERY WINDY, 25-30 MPH GUSTING HIGHER. VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY.
Jan 27, 5:00 PM PSTBLIZZARD9 Wsw Alturas, CA4500 FT ELEVATION. VERY WINDY WITH ABOUT 10 FEET VISIBILITY.
Jan 27, 5:30 PM PSTSNOW 38 Nne Bonanza, OR2 INCHES SINCE SUNRISE. HEAVY SNOW AT 1 INCH PER HOUR SINCE 420 PM PST. WEST WIND GUSTING 15-20 MPH HIGHWAY 140E AND BLY MOUNTAIN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
Jan 27, 6:00 PM PSTBLIZZARDLakeview, OR6 INCHES OF SNOW IN 2 HOURS. WINDY WITH COMPLETE WHITE-OUT.
Jan 27, 10:01 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 52 N Cedarville, CAA TOTAL OF 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL SINCE 8 PM.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 154 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2008-01-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2008-01-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 110 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1265 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS46 KMFR 272014
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1214 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...FALLING SNOW LEVELS AND AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT
FOR SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...

.A COLD FRONT IS MAKING PROGRESS THROUGH SOUTHWEST OREGON
ALLOWING SNOW LEVELS TO FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS. THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AS IS MAKES ITS WAY EASTWARD
THROUGH THIS EVENING. APPRECIABLE WINDS COMBINE WITH THE SNOW
THIS EVENING EAST OF THE CASCADES WITH AREAS OF HAZARDOUS WHITE-
OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-280415-
/O.UPG.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.BZ.W.0003.080127T2100Z-080128T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...
CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
1214 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PROGRESS EAST INTO THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING SNOW AND WIND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME HEAVY WITH
VISIBILITY DROPPING TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WITH THE FRONT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL
FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE FREMONT NATIONAL FOREST AND
ACROSS THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. 

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

ORZ026-280415-
/O.UPG.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KMFR.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
1214 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
...SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE SNOW
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS JACKSON
COUNTY AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO NEAR FREEZING. STEADY SNOW WILL
TRANSITION TO OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2
TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOW LEVELS AT
THE VALLEY FLOOR. THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MOSTLY ABOVE
2000 FEET.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

ORZ024-280415-
/O.UPG.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRANTS PASS
1214 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
...SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY.
THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS JOSEPHINE COUNTY AS
A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION. SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO
OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. YOU CAN EXPECT 3 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

ORZ025-280415-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS
1214 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...

THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. 

AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...SNOW LEVELS
WILL FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS. YOU CAN EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW ACROSS THE DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

ORZ021>023-280415-
/O.CON.KMFR.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...ROSEBURG...
SUTHERLIN...GREEN
1214 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 
500 FEET...
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY BELOW 500 
FEET...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...NOW 
ABOVE 500 FEET. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
MONDAY...NOW BELOW 500 FEET.

SNOW LEVELS NEAR SEA LEVEL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. YOU CAN EXPECT STORM TOTALS
BY MONDAY MORNING 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW BELOW 500 FEET AND 3 TO 6
INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 500 FEET THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ080-081-280415-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA...
WEED
1214 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY BELOW 3000 
FEET...
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 
3000 FEET...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY BELOW
3000 FEET. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
MONDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET.

AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION RAIN AND SNOW WILL
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. YOU CAN EXPECT 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
BELOW 3000 FEET AND 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3000 FEET
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES WILL
OCCUR ON THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ082-083-280415-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T0400Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.080128T0400Z-080129T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...
TENNANT
1214 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. 

SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4000 FEET WILL FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS THIS
AFTERNOON AS SNOWFALL RATES INCREASE WITH AN APPROACHING STRONG
FRONT. 7 TO 13 NEW INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. AS
THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND BRINGS SHOWERS TO THE AREA AN
ADDITIONAL 4 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

CAZ084-ORZ029-280415-
/O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T0600Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTAMONT...
KLAMATH FALLS
1214 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

A COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND TO THE CASCADES AND
EAST SUNDAY BRINGING MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH
ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

ORZ027-028-280400-
/O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T0400Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...
DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT
1214 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

A COLD FRONT ALONG THE COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY. SNOW LEVELS
WILL FALL TO PASS LEVELS THROUGH 3 PM. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE EVENING. A TOTAL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW
CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE
5000 FEET.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

STAVISH
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS46 KMFR 280354
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
754 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS AREAS EAST OF
THE CASCADES TONIGHT BRINGING WIND AND HEAVY SNOW. FROM THE 
CASCADES WESTWARD SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT BRINGING
MORE LOW ELEVATION SNOW FALL DOWN TO 500 FEET IN ELEVATION...BUT
LOCALLY DOWN TO SEA LEVEL...

.A COLD FRONT IS MAKING PROGRESS THROUGH SOUTHWEST OREGON
ALLOWING SNOW LEVELS TO FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS. THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AS IS MAKES ITS WAY EASTWARD
THROUGH THIS EVENING. APPRECIABLE WINDS COMBINE WITH THE SNOW
THIS EVENING EAST OF THE CASCADES WITH AREAS OF HAZARDOUS WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

CAZ082-083-280600-
/O.EXP.KMFR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T0400Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.080128T0400Z-080129T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...
TENNANT
754 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. 

SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4000 FEET WILL FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS THIS
AFTERNOON AS SNOWFALL RATES INCREASE WITH AN APPROACHING STRONG
FRONT. 7 TO 13 NEW INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. AS
THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND BRINGS SHOWERS TO THE AREA AN
ADDITIONAL 4 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

ORZ027-028-280500-
/O.EXP.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T0400Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...
DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT
754 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 5 TO
10 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS. HOWEVER...THIS IS INSUFFICIENT TO WARRANT A SNOW ADVISORY
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-280600-
/O.CON.KMFR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...
CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
754 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PROGRESS EAST INTO THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING SNOW AND WIND THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 2O TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME HEAVY
WITH VISIBILITY DROPPING TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WITH THE FRONT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL
FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE FREMONT NATIONAL FOREST AND
ACROSS THE WARNER MOUNTAINS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

ORZ021>023-280600-
/O.CON.KMFR.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...ROSEBURG...
SUTHERLIN...GREEN
754 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A
SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. 

SNOW LEVELS NEAR SEA LEVEL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. YOU CAN EXPECT STORM
TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW BELOW 500 FEET AND
3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 500 FEET THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ080-081-280600-
/O.CON.KMFR.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA...
WEED
754 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A
SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. 

AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION RAIN AND SNOW WILL
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. YOU CAN EXPECT 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
BELOW 3000 FEET AND 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3000 FEET
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES WILL
OCCUR ON THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

ORZ024>026-280600-
/O.CON.KMFR.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...
TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
754 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. 

AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...SNOW LEVELS
WILL FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS. YOU CAN EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW ACROSS THE DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ084-ORZ029-280600-
/O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T0600Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTAMONT...
KLAMATH FALLS
754 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

A COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND TO THE CASCADES AND
EAST SUNDAY BRINGING MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH
ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

BTL
000 
WWUS46 KMFR 280600
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1000 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS AREAS EAST OF
THE CASCADES TONIGHT BRINGING WIND AND HEAVY SNOW. FROM THE
CASCADES WESTWARD SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT
BRINGING MORE LOW ELEVATION SNOW FALL DOWN TO 500 FEET IN
ELEVATION...BUT LOCALLY DOWN TO SEA LEVEL...

.A COLD FRONT IS MAKING PROGRESS THROUGH SOUTHWEST OREGON
ALLOWING SNOW LEVELS TO FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS. THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AS IS MAKES ITS WAY EASTWARD
THROUGH THIS EVENING. APPRECIABLE WINDS COMBINE WITH THE SNOW
THIS EVENING EAST OF THE CASCADES WITH AREAS OF HAZARDOUS WHITE
OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

CAZ082-280700-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD
1000 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. 

2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY...BUT THIS IS INSUFFICIENT FOR AN ADVISORY.

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-280900-
/O.EXT.KMFR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T0900Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...
CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
1000 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PROGRESS EAST INTO THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING SNOW AND WIND THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 2O TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME HEAVY
WITH VISIBILITY DROPPING TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WITH THE FRONT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL
FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE FREMONT NATIONAL FOREST AND
ACROSS THE WARNER MOUNTAINS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

ORZ021>023-281400-
/O.UPG.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...ROSEBURG...
SUTHERLIN...GREEN
1000 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY...
...SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY.
THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

|SNOW LEVELS NEAR SEA LEVEL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. YOU CAN EXPECT STORM
TOTALS BY MONDAY MORNING 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW BELOW 500 FEET AND
3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 500 FEET THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ080-081-281400-
/O.UPG.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA...
WEED
1000 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY...
...SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY.
THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION RAIN AND SNOW WILL
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. YOU CAN EXPECT 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
BELOW 3000 FEET AND 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES WILL OCCUR ON
THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

ORZ024>026-281400-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...
TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
1000 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY...

THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. 

AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...SNOW LEVELS
WILL FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS. YOU CAN EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW ACROSS THE DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ083-084-ORZ029-280800-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T0800Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS
1000 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

A COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND TO THE CASCADES AND
EAST SUNDAY BRINGING MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH
ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS46 KMFR 280636
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1036 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...ADDITIONAL LOW ELEVATION SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS AREAS EAST OF
THE CASCADES THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT BRINGING MODERATE TO LOCALLY
STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. FROM THE CASCADES WESTWARD
SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
BRINGING MORE LOW ELEVATION SNOW ACCUMULATION DOWN TO 500 FEET IN
ELEVATION. SNOW LEVELS WILL BRIEFLY FALL TO DOWN TO SEA LEVEL AT
SOME LOCATIONS DURING HEAVY SHOWERS.

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-280900-
/O.CON.KMFR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T0900Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...
CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
1036 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS EASTWARD TONIGHT
WITH HEAVY SNOW AND MODERATE WINDS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH 1 AM PST...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS
FALLING ACROSS MODOC AND LAKE COUNTIES...PARTICULARLY ON THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH 
GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS SNOW FALL COMES
TO AN END. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE
VISIBILITIES IN SOME AREAS TO FALL TO A QUARTER OF A MILE WITH
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES...WITH DEEPER DRIFTS...ARE EXPECTED AS THE SNOWFALL TAPERS
OFF LATER TONIGHT.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

ORZ021>023-281445-
/O.CON.KMFR.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...ROSEBURG...
SUTHERLIN...GREEN
1036 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY
...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY.

COLD AIR MOVING OVER THE PACIFIC AND ONTO THE COAST WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY BE NEAR 500 FEET...BUT WILL
FALL LOCALLY TO SEA LEVEL IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 500 FEET TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. BELOW 500 FEET SNOW WILL BRIEFLY
ACCUMULATE IN HEAVY SHOWERS...WITH A TRACE TO AS MUCH AS ONE 
INCH POSSIBLE.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ080-081-ORZ024>026-281445-
/O.CON.KMFR.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA...
WEED...GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...
ASHLAND
1036 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10
AM PST MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6
INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 10 AM PST MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST SLOPES
OF THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS AND AT THE EAST ENDS OF WEST TO EAST
ORIENTED VALLEYS SUCH AS THE TOWN OF ASHLAND. 

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ083-084-ORZ029-280800-
/O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T0800Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS
1036 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SNOW FROM THE COLD FRONT WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES OR LESS OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT.
THIS COMBINED WITH THE WIND AND SNOW FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

LUTZ
000 
WWUS46 KMFR 280800
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1200 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...ADDITIONAL LOW ELEVATION SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.COLD AIR MOVING INLAND FROM THE PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...BRINGING MORE
LOW ELEVATION SNOW ACCUMULATION DOWN TO 500 FEET IN ELEVATION.
SNOW LEVELS WILL BRIEFLY FALL TO DOWN TO SEA LEVEL AT SOME
LOCATIONS DURING HEAVY SHOWERS.

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-280900-
/O.CAN.KMFR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T0900Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...
CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
1200 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

SNOWFALL AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE AREA.
WHILE SOME LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES.
SOME AREAS WILL STILL SOME BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES...BUT WINDS WILL
BE MUCH LIGHTER THAN WERE OBSERVED ON SUNDAY.

$$

CAZ083-084-ORZ029-280900-
/O.CAN.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T0800Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...
ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS
1200 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. 

THE STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH ON SUNDAY HAS MOVED EAST
OF THE AREA. WHILE SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER AND ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES.

$$

ORZ021>023-281600-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SN.Y.0006.080128T0800Z-080128T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...ROSEBURG...
SUTHERLIN...GREEN
1200 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY...
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY. A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY. 

COLD AIR MOVING OVER THE PACIFIC AND ONTO THE COAST WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY BE NEAR 500 FEET...BUT WILL
FALL LOCALLY TO SEA LEVEL IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
BELOW 500 FEET SNOW WILL BRIEFLY ACCUMULATE IN HEAVY
SHOWERS...WITH A TRACE TO AS MUCH AS ONE INCH POSSIBLE.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

CAZ080-081-ORZ024>026-281600-
/O.NEW.KMFR.SN.Y.0006.080128T0800Z-080128T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA...
WEED...GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...
ASHLAND
1200 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY...
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. A HEAVY
SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH
10 AM PST MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH 10 AM PST MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE ALONG AND NEAR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE HILLS AND
MOUNTAINS AND AT THE EAST ENDS OF WEST TO EAST ORIENTED VALLEYS
SUCH AS THE TOWN OF ASHLAND.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 27, 9:49 AM PSTHeavy Snow WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine16 hr
Jan 26, 11:17 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningMFRSiskiyou21 hr

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Sources

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