Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this winter storm warning at Jan 26, 2008, 11:17 PM PST for Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Jan 27, 2008, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 hr. 4 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 26, 2008, 11:17 PM PST (07:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 27, 2008, 8:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2008, 8:00 PM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
County Siskiyou County, CA
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:19 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 1:57 PM PST | SNOW 0 | 8 E Gazelle, CA | A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS NOW BEING REPORTED |
| Jan 27, 3:54 PM PST | SNOW 2 | 2 Ssw Etna, CA | 2 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 5PM AND 7PM |
| Jan 27, 3:54 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 2 Ssw Etna, CA | 4 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 5PM AND 730PM |
| Jan 27, 5:00 PM PST | BLIZZARD | N Dorris, CA | ELEVATION 4300 FEET. SNOW BEGAN ONLY 1 HOUR AGO SO THESE CONDITIONS ARE FOR THE LAST HOUR. WEST WIND ESTIMATED AT 30 TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITY ABOUT 50 YARDS. |
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 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 89 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1265 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 414 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS46 KMFR 270717 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1117 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...FALLING SNOW LEVELS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INLAND SUNDAY AS A SHARP COLD FRONT ARRIVES FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS FRONT WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO FALL RAPIDLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...LIKELY REACHING MOST WESTERN VALLEY FLOORS BY SUNDAY NIGHT. THE STORM WILL ALSO BRING SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS EASTWARD SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. COLD AND UNSTABLE ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TUESDAY. CAZ082-083-271630- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0003.080127T1200Z-080128T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0003.080127T1600Z-080128T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080127T1600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT 1117 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES ABOVE 4000 FEET TONIGHT WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. ON SUNDAY SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER THROUGHOUT THE DAY...FALLING TO NEAR 3000 FEET LATE IN THE MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MOUNT SHASTA. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS WILL GUST TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. 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. $$ ORZ021-022-271630- /O.EXB.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.080127T1200Z-080128T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 1117 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 1000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND FROM THE COAST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING DROPPING SNOW LEVELS TO NEAR 1500 FEET. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 1500 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL FURTHER SUNDAY NIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ085-ORZ031-271630- /O.EXB.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.080127T2300Z-080128T1100Z/ MODOC COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...LAKEVIEW 1117 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PST MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SUNDAY MORNING WITH LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED. SNOW LEVELS AT THE VALLEY FLOORS WILL RISE TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ARRIVE MID TO LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. AS THIS COLD FRONT ARRIVES SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BACK TO THE VALLEY FLOORS WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. 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 WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ ORZ023>026-271630- /O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.080127T1200Z-080128T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.A.0003.080128T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN... GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 1117 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TO NEAR 1500 FEET BY LATE IN THE DAY. AREAS ABOVE 2000 FEET WILL SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING IN JOSEPHINE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 FEET WITH UP TO A FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET. LOW ELEVATIONS SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ ORZ027-028-271630- /O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.080127T1200Z-080128T0000Z/ 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 1117 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND INTO THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH SNOW FALL RATES INCREASING DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE...BUT WILL BE WEAKER IN INTENSITY...MONDAY NIGHT. A NEW STORM WILL BRING MORE SNOW ON TUESDAY. 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. $$ CAZ080-081-271630- /O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA... WEED 1117 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES IN SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL START BETWEEN 4000 TO 5000 FEET TONIGHT...LOWER TO NEAR 2000 FEET SUNDAY...THEN TO NEAR 1000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS DOWN TO 1000 FEET. ABOVE 2000 FEET... ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH UP TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ084-ORZ029-030-271630- /O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.080127T1800Z-080128T0600Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTAMONT... KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST... SPRAGUE RIVER 1117 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. 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 SUNDAY WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES SUNDAY NIGHT. 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
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KMFR 271224 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 424 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...FALLING SNOW LEVELS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY STALLED OVER SOUTHWEST OREGON WITH SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 3500 FEET AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND 1500 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO MOST VALLEY FLOORS BY MONDAY MORNING. A BROAD BAND OF PRECIPITATION IS SPINNING INTO OUR REGION FROM CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD AIR MASS WILL COMBINE WITH ONSHORE FLOW TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WITH SHOWERS BRINGING HEAVY SNOW FOR SHORT PERIODS. CAZ082-083-272030- /O.CAN.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080127T1600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.080128T0400Z-080129T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0003.080127T1600Z-080128T0400Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT 424 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLEDFOR EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM AROUND 4000 FEET THIS MORNING TO 4500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WITH 7 TO 13 INCHES EXPECTED BY 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. $$ ORZ023>026-272030- /O.CAN.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0003.080128T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.080128T0400Z-080128T2000Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN... GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 424 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PST MONDAY... ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PST MONDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW LEVELS RANGING FROM NEAR 2000 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND 4000 FEET INLAND WILL LOWER TO MOST VALLEY FLOORS AND NEAR 500 FEET AT THE COAST AS THE COLD FRONT NEAR THE COAST MOVES INLAND BY THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE MONDAY MORNING WITH ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OR MORE ABOVE 3000 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. $$ CAZ085-ORZ031-272030- /O.EXT.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.080127T1800Z-080128T0600Z/ MODOC COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...LAKEVIEW 424 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT ALONG THE COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY BRINGING INCREASE SNOW EAST OF THE CASCADES BY LATE MORNING. AS THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND WITH SNOWFALL RATES DECREASING BY LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ ORZ027-028-272030- /O.EXT.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 424 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT ALONG THE COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING. 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. $$ ORZ021-022-272030- /O.EXT.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T2000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 424 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PST MONDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PST MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND FROM THE COAST TODAY BRINGING SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO NEAR 500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY NOON MONDAY WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 1500 FEET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ080-081-272030- /O.EXT.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA... WEED 424 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS RANGING FROM NEAR 2000 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND 4000 FEET INLAND WILL LOWER TO MOST VALLEY FLOORS AS THE COLD FRONT NEAR THE COAST MOVES INLAND BY THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE MONDAY MORNING WITH ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 9 INCHES OR MORE ABOVE 3000 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. $$ CAZ084-ORZ029-030-272030- /O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.080127T1800Z-080128T0600Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTAMONT... KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST... SPRAGUE RIVER 424 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND TO THE CASCADES AND EAST SUNDAY BRINGING MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SVEN
000 WWUS46 KMFR 271749 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 949 AM 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 CURRENTLY STALLED OVER SOUTHWEST OREGON WITH SNOW LEVELS 4000 FEET AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND NEAR SEA LEVEL BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO MOST VALLEY FLOORS BY THIS EVENING. COLD AIR AND ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WITH SHOWERS BRINGING HEAVY SNOW FOR SHORT PERIODS. ORZ021>023-280200- /O.NEW.KMFR.HS.W.0004.080127T1749Z-080128T1200Z/ /O.EXT.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 949 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 1000 FEET... ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY BELOW 1000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 1000 FEET. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY BELOW 1000 FEET. AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION...YOU CAN EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BELOW 1000 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 1000 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. $$ ORZ025-280200- /O.UPG.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.080128T0400Z-080128T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HS.W.0004.080127T2000Z-080128T1200Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 949 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION...YOU CAN EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BELOW 1500 FEET AND 3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 1500 FEET THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ080-081-280200- /O.NEW.KMFR.HS.W.0004.080127T2000Z-080128T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA... WEED 949 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY BELOW 3000 FEET... 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 NOW 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 1000 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. $$ ORZ024-280200- /O.NEW.KMFR.HS.W.0004.080127T2000Z-080128T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRANTS PASS 949 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY BELOW 1500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION...RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE TODAY. YOU CAN EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BELOW 1500 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 1500 FEET THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ082-083-280200- /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 949 AM 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 WILL RISE FROM AROUND 4000 FEET THIS MORNING TO 4500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WITH 7 TO 13 INCHES EXPECTED BY 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. $$ ORZ026-280200- /O.EXT.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 949 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS JACKSON COUNTY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOW LEVELS AT THE VALLEY FLOOR. THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MOSTLY ABOVE 2000 FEET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-280200- /O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.080127T1800Z-080128T0600Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS... ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 949 AM 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 TODAY 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. $$ ORZ027-028-280200- /O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080128T0400Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 949 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT ALONG THE COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTS
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. $$ STAVISH
000 WWUS46 KMFR 280354 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 754 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS AREAS EAST OF THE CASCADES TONIGHT BRINGING WIND AND HEAVY SNOW. FROM THE CASCADES WESTWARD SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT BRINGING MORE LOW ELEVATION SNOW FALL DOWN TO 500 FEET IN ELEVATION...BUT LOCALLY DOWN TO SEA LEVEL... .A COLD FRONT IS MAKING PROGRESS THROUGH SOUTHWEST OREGON ALLOWING SNOW LEVELS TO FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AS IS MAKES ITS WAY EASTWARD THROUGH THIS EVENING. APPRECIABLE WINDS COMBINE WITH THE SNOW THIS EVENING EAST OF THE CASCADES WITH AREAS OF HAZARDOUS WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. CAZ082-083-280600- /O.EXP.KMFR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.SN.Y.0005.080128T0400Z-080129T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT 754 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4000 FEET WILL FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS THIS AFTERNOON AS SNOWFALL RATES INCREASE WITH AN APPROACHING STRONG FRONT. 7 TO 13 NEW INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND BRINGS SHOWERS TO THE AREA AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ 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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 26, 2:44 PM PST, 8 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 2:44 PM PST, 8 hours 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
244 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008
.SHORT TERM...UPSLOPE FLOW HAS BEEN DRIVING LOCAL HEAVY SNOWS IN
SOUTH-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY BUT THE ACTION HAS TAPERED OFF FOR
NOW. FURTHER WEST...A BAND OF PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN FOCUSED NORTH
TO SOUTH ALONG A LINE FROM ROSEBURG AND SEXTON SUMMIT THROUGH THE
ILLINOIS VALLEY AND SOUTH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA BORDER. THIS
WESTERN AREA IS UNDER A DEFORMATION ZONE NORTH OF THE UPPER LOW
OFF THE CA COAST. THIS AREA HAS RECEIVED RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN .25
AND .75 INCHES TODAY. LATEST RADAR SHOWS THAT RAIN RATES HAVE
EASED UP HOWEVER.
OFFSHORE...DEFORMATION IS PRODUCING ENHANCEMENT IN THE INFRARED
IMAGERY THAT SIGNALS MORE MODERATE RAINS DEVELOPING. THE AREA OF
RAIN ALONG AND JUST OFF THE COAST SHOULD CONSOLIDATE AND SURGE
INLAND TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT ARRIVES FROM
THE NORTHWEST. SNOW LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000
FEET AND WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TONIGHT TO NEAR 2500 FEET BY EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING OVER THE WEST SIDE. AREAS ABOVE 2500 FEET COULD
SEE SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THE NAM AND GFS SHOW DIFFERING TIMING OF THE INLAND PROGRESS OF THE
COOLER AIR WITH THE UPSTREAM FRONT AND HAVE OPTED FOR THE GFS AT
THIS POINT. THE GFS SUGGESTS THE SNOW LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
SUNDAY WILL LOWER TO AROUND 1000 FEET...AND THEN DOWN TO NEAR 500
FEET ACROSS THE NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT. HAVE OPTED FOR A SNOW ADVISORY
THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR...AND A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR POTENTIAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 8
INCHES SUNDAY NIGHT. THE VALLEY FLOORS FOR MOST AREAS WILL LIKELY
STAY IN ADVISORY CRITERIA WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS AT 3 INCHES OR
LESS. POTENTIAL WARNING ACCUMULATIONS ON THE ORDER OF 3 TO 8
INCHES ARE MAINLY FOR AREAS ABOVE 2000 FEET.
CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS AND AREAS EAST WILL ALSO SEE SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL DEVELOPING...BUT QPF LOOKS LIKE MAINLY ADVISORY CRITERIA
AT THIS POINT. SOME HEADLINES WERE ADJUSTED TO SIMPLIFY THE
PACKAGE A BIT AND EXTENSIONS INTO SUNDAY NIGHT OUT EAST LOOK LIKE
THEY WILL BE NECESSARY. STAVISH
.LONG TERM...CURRENT MODELS ARE INDICATING AN ACTIVE PATTERN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...MOIST AND COOL NORTHWEST
FLOW WITH SHOWERS OVER THE AREA IS FORECAST TO TRANSITION TO WEAK
RIDGING AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM. ECWMF...GFS...AND
GFS ENSEMBLES INDICATE A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED IN THE
GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING A COLD FRONT TOWARDS THE COAST ON THURSDAY
AND INLAND THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO RISE AHEAD OF
THIS FRONT TO AROUND 3000 TO 4000 FEET THEN LOWER BEHIND THE FRONT
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. ON FRIDAY THE REGION IS FORECAST TO REMAIN IN A
COLD AND MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN WITH LIGHT SHOWERS CONTINUING
OVER THE AREA WITH LOWERED SNOW LEVELS. THERE IS MORE UNCERTAINTY IN
THE FORECAST BEYOND FRIDAY...HOWEVER IN GENERAL ECMWF AND GFS RUNS
KEEP THE REGION UNDER A NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN WITH SHORTWAVE
TROUGHS MOVES ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING CONTINUED CHANCES FOR RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. CC
&&
.AVIATION...TONIGHT FOR AREAS NORTH OF THE SISKIYOUS CONDITIONS
GENERALLY VFR IN THE VALLEYS DUE TO DOWN SLOPING HOWEVER RIDGES
WILL BE LIFR AND OFTEN OBSCURED. THE COAST WILL HAVE OCCASIONAL
MVFR IN CIGS AND LOWER VSBY DUE TO RAIN IN CONVERGENT SOUTH FLOW.
LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY EXPECT WIDESPREAD MVFR AS A WEAK FRONT
FOLLOWED BY THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES IN. RIDGE AND MOUNTAINS WILL
OFTEN BE OBSCURED. MO
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...SNOW ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR ORZ029-ORZ030.
SNOW ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR ORZ023-ORZ024-
ORZ025-ORZ026-ORZ027-ORZ028.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT FOR ORZ023-ORZ024-ORZ025-ORZ026.
CA...SNOW ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR CAZ084.
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR CAZ080-CAZ081.
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR CAZ082-CAZ083.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CAZ082-CAZ083.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...NONE.Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 26, 3:26 PM PST, 7 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 326 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ORZ027-028-271300- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- 326 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ080-081-271300- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 326 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ084-ORZ029-030-271300- KLAMATH BASIN-NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- 326 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ023>026-271300- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- 326 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET. WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ082-083-271300- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 326 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ABOVE 4000 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SNOW ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. SUGDEN
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 26, 9:04 PM PST, 2 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
904 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0904 PM HEAVY RAIN 6 ESE COOS BAY 43.33N 124.12W
01/26/2008 M1.24 INCH COOS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HR 9PM-9PM LST
&&
SVENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 9:49 AM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 16 hr |
| Jan 27, 12:14 PM PST | Blizzard Warning | MFR | Modoc | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.