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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this winter storm warning at Dec 17, 2008, 3:34 AM PST for Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California; 7 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Dec 18, 2008, 2:00 AM PST. It was in force for 20 hr. 25 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
- Dec 17, 2008, 3:34 AM PST (11:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2008, 2:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2008, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Modoc County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA, Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Jackson County, OR, Josephine County, OR, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 6:23 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 5 Wsw Wilderville, OR | SINCE 5 AM. STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 18, 7:32 AM PST | SLEET 0.2 | 1 Wsw Williams, OR | A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW. |
| Dec 18, 8:50 AM PST | SNOW 0 | N Williams, OR | MOSTLY RAIN RIGHT NOW |
| Dec 18, 9:55 AM PST | SNOW 0 | 6 Ese Cave Junction, OR | MOSTLY RAIN WITH A MIXTURE OF SNOW |
| Dec 18, 9:55 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Nw Medford, OR | 24 HOUR ACCUMULATION ENDING AT 11AM |
| Dec 18, 9:55 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 1.7 | S Shady Cove, OR | TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM 8AM THROUGH 1150AM THURSDAY |
| Dec 18, 9:55 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 2 S Phoenix, OR | ESTIMATED STORM TOTAL THROUGH 930AM |
| Dec 18, 9:55 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | 5 Wsw Wilderville, OR | ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 6AM AND 10AM |
| Dec 18, 9:55 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 1 W Crescent, OR | 2 HOUR ACCUMULITIVE TOTAL FROM 9AM TO 11AM...9 INCHES ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 18, 9:55 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Crater Lake, OR | TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM 738AM THROUGH 220PM..WINDS BLOWING ABOUT 25 TO 35 MPH |
| Dec 18, 2:33 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 13 Ene Toketee Falls, OR | 24 HOUR ACCUMULATION ENDING AT 10AM |
| Dec 18, 2:36 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 3 N Crescent Lake, OR | 24 HOUR ACCUMULATION ENDING AT 8AM...SNOWING HARD |
| Dec 18, 3:43 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Klamath Falls, OR | ACCUMULATION FROM 0630 AM |
| Dec 18, 3:43 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Chiloquin, OR | ACCUMULATIVE TOTAL SINCE 930AM THIS THURSDAY MORNING |
| Dec 18, 4:01 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 1.5 | 2 Nnw Sitkum, OR | SINCE 620 AM THURSDAY |
| Dec 18, 4:01 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 11 Wsw Steamboat, OR | SINCE 1030 PST THURSDAY |
| Dec 18, 4:12 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Chemult, OR | ACCUMULATION SINCE 8AM |
| Dec 18, 4:16 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 1 N Summer Lake, OR | ACCUMULATION SINCE 12PM |
| Dec 18, 4:22 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | Paisley, OR | 24 HOUR ACCUMULATION...LOTS OF BLOWING WIND |
| Dec 18, 4:22 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Prospect, OR | 24 HOUR ACCUMULATION ENDING AT 4PM...SNOW DEPTH OF 12 INCHES ON GROUND |
| Dec 18, 4:34 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Silver Lake, OR | ACCUMULATION SINCE 8AM THURSDAY..LOTS OF DRIFTING |
| Dec 18, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | 3 Se Klamath Falls, OR | SINCE 4PM THURSDAY. CURRENTLY HEAVY SNOW FALLING |
| Dec 18, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 11 Sse Sprague River, OR | SINCE 11 AM THURSDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. |
| Dec 18, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 9 Ne Bonanza, OR | SINCE 11 AM THURSDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. |
| Dec 18, 7:59 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Klamath Falls, OR | 8AM-8PM. |
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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 23 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
- 1373 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 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 171134 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 334 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INLAND AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN INCREASE AS THE FRONT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. ORZ023>026-171945- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0009.081218T1200Z-081219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1000Z-081219T0500Z/ 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 334 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW. WITH A COLD AIR MASS ALREADY IN PLACE...THE SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS ON THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ080-171945- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0009.081218T1200Z-081219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1200Z-081219T0800Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 334 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ027-028-171945- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0009.081218T1200Z-081219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1200Z-081219T0800Z/ 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 334 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES FROM MID MORNING THURSDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES OVER THE CASCADES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ029-030-171945- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0009.081218T1800Z-081219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1800Z-081219T0800Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER 334 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ084-171945- /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1800Z-081219T0800Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS 334 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ081>083-171945- /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1800Z-081219T0800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...MOUNT SHASTA... DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...TENNANT 334 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH 8 TO 13 INCHES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN ABOUT 5000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ021-022-171945- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0009.081218T1200Z-081219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0008.081218T1200Z-081219T0800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 334 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY WILL BRING SNOW. SNOW LEVELS...INITIALLY BETWEEN 500 TO 1000 FEET...WILL LOWER DURING THE AFTERNOON TO 500 FEET. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW GRADUALLY DECREASING DURING THE EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 500 FEET THURSDAY WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER THURSDAY EVENING SNOW SHOWERS OCCUR OVER THE BEACHES WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ085-ORZ031-171945- /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0008.081218T1800Z-081219T0800Z/ MODOC COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...LAKEVIEW 334 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY WILL BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CC
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KMFR 171952 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1152 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT ...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INLAND AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT...THEN INCREASE AS THE FRONT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY. ORZ021-022-180600- /O.UPG.KMFR.WW.Y.0008.081218T1200Z-081219T0800Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1200Z-081219T0800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 1152 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES. $$ ORZ023>026-180600- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1000Z-081219T0500Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN... GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 1152 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PST THURSDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW. SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS TO 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ080-180600- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1200Z-081219T0800Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 1152 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR HEAVY SNOW. SNOW WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS TO 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ027-028-180600- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1200Z-081219T0800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 1152 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR HEAVY SNOW. SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ084-ORZ029-030-180600- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1800Z-081219T0800Z/ 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 1152 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR HEAVY SNOW. SNOW WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ081>083-180600- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1800Z-081219T0800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...MOUNT SHASTA... DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...TENNANT 1152 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR HEAVY SNOW. SNOW WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ085-ORZ031-180600- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0008.081218T1800Z-081219T0800Z/ MODOC COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...LAKEVIEW 1152 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR SNOW. SNOW WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ RH
000 WWUS46 KMFR 180559 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 959 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT ... THEN MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL SPREAD INLAND AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT...THEN INCREASE AS THE FRONT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY. ORZ021-022-181215- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1200Z-081219T0800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 959 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 500 FEET. SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. $$ ORZ023>026-181215- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1000Z-081219T0500Z/ 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 959 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 5 TO 11 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ080-181215- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1200Z-081219T0800Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 959 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING BUT INCREASE IN INTENSITY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 7 TO 14 INCHES IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ027-028-181215- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1200Z-081219T0800Z/ 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 959 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 20 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ084-ORZ029-030-181215- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1800Z-081219T0800Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTAMONT... KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST... SPRAGUE RIVER 959 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ081>083-181215- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1800Z-081219T0800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...MOUNT SHASTA... DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...TENNANT 959 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ085-ORZ031-181215- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0008.081218T1800Z-081219T0800Z/ MODOC COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...LAKEVIEW 959 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ DW
000 WWUS46 KMFR 181136 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 336 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TODAY... .A COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE NORTH THIS MORNING ... AND WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL SPREAD INLAND AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE FRONT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. CAZ085-181945- /O.UPG.KMFR.WW.Y.0008.081218T1800Z-081219T0800Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1800Z-081219T1000Z/ MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALTURAS 336 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE DURING THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ031-181945- /O.UPG.KMFR.WW.Y.0008.081218T1800Z-081219T0800Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1800Z-081219T0800Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW 336 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE DURING AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES. HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF LAKE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ021-022-181945- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1200Z-081219T0500Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 336 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 1000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 1000 FEET. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA FOLLOWED BY SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 1500 FEET... LOWERING DURING THE AFTERNOON TO AROUND 1000 FEET...THEN DOWN THE SURFACE THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 1000 FEET. AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER THIS EVENING...EXPECT UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW BELOW 1000 FEET IN SHOWERS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ024>026-181945- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1200Z-081219T0500Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 336 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING THEN INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 5 TO 11 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ081>084-181945- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1800Z-081219T1000Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...MOUNT SHASTA... DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS 336 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM PST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING THEN INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ080-181945- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1200Z-081219T0800Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 336 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 7 TO 14 INCHES IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ027-028-181945- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1200Z-081219T0800Z/ 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 336 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY LATE THIS EVENING. TODAY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE CASCADES AND 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE SISKIYOUS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ029-030-181945- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.081218T1800Z-081219T0800Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER 336 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING THEN INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. ALSO WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ023-181945- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T0500Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN 336 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA CHANGING OVER TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 1000 FEET... LOWERING DURING THE AFTERNOON TO AROUND 500 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 1000 FEET WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 1000 FEET. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CC
000 WWUS46 KMFR 181832 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1032 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ORZ021-022-190600- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 1032 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 1000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY TO FOLLOW THE FRONT THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ024>026-190600- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T0600Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 1032 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY TO FOLLOW THE FRONT THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 9 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ080-190600- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T0600Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 1032 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY TO FOLLOW THE FRONT TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ027-028-190600- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T0600Z/ 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 1032 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY TO FOLLOW THE FRONT THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ029>031-190600- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T0600Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 1032 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. EXPECT WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY TO FOLLOW THE FRONT TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ081>085-190600- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...MOUNT SHASTA... DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS 1032 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE SHASTA VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY TO FOLLOW THE FRONT TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ023-190600- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T0600Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN 1032 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 1000 FEET UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY TO FOLLOW THE FRONT THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ RH
000 WWUS46 KMFR 182107 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 107 PM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ORZ021-022-190600- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0009.081218T2107Z-081219T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 107 PM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT ABOVE 2000 FEET UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION BY EVENING. STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO MORE OF A SHOWERY SITUATION BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. $$ CAZ081>085-ORZ029>031-190600- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0009.081218T2107Z-081219T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...MOUNT SHASTA... DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS... ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 107 PM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION BY EVENING. STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO MORE OF A SHOWERY SITUATION BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. $$ CAZ080-ORZ023>026-190600- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T0600Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW... ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN...GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 107 PM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 2000 FEET UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION BY EVENING. STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO MORE OF A SHOWERY SITUATION BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 OR MORE INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET AND UP TO 2 INCHES BELOW 2000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ORZ027-028-190600- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 107 PM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION BY EVENING. STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO MORE OF A SHOWERY SITUATION BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ HOLTZ
000 WWUS46 KMFR 190600 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1000 PM PST THU DEC 18 2008 CAZ080-ORZ023>026-191200- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW... ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN...GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 1000 PM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ORZ027-028-190700- /O.EXP.KMFR.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 1000 PM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECENT HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED SOUTH. HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ CAZ082>085-191100- /O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-081219T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0010.081219T0600Z-081219T1100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS 1000 PM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE DAYBREAK. IN ADDITION...WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND POOR VISIBILITY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ CAZ081-ORZ021-022-190700- /O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-081219T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND... REEDSPORT...COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 1000 PM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO COME ONSHORE THROUGH FRIDAY... HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION SHOULD REMAIN MAINLY ABOVE 2000 FEET. THIS IS ABOVE THE LEVEL FOR WHICH WINTER HEADLINES ARE ISSUED FOR THE COAST REGION. $$ ORZ029>031-190700- /O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-081219T0600Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 1000 PM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT THAT HAS PRODUCED THE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL DROP INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE THIS EVENING WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL DIMINISHING OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL OREGON. HOWEVER DUE TO LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ STAVISH
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 Dec 17, 3:32 AM PST, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 17, 3:32 AM PST, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
332 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008
.SHORT TERM...A COLD AIR MASS REMAINS OVER THE AREA TODAY THEN
ANOTHER LOW MOVES DOWN FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY BRINGING
A COLD FRONT INTO THE AREA. AS THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING EXPECT ANOTHER
ROUND OF SNOW. MODELS CONTINUE TO DIFFER SLIGHTLY ON THE TIMING OF
THIS FRONT WITH THE GFS BEING SLIGHT FASTER THAN THE NAM. BOTH
MODELS INDICATE WIDESPREAD SNOW AS THE COLD AIR MASS REMAINS IN
PLACE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING OVER CURRY AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE
ARE. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS FOR
INLAND LOCATIONS WITH SNOW LEVELS OF 500 TO 1500 FEET ALONG THE
COAST. THE COLD AIR MASS OVER THE AREA WILL BE FAVORABLE TO ICE
CRYSTAL GROWTH. EXPECT MANY LOCATIONS TO SEE HIGHER THAN NORMAL
SNOW TO LIQUID WATER RATIOS. SO HAVE ISSUED WINTER STORM WARNINGS
FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR MOST INLAND LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. COASTAL
LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW
DURING THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING BEHIND THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE THURSDAY EVENING TO 500 FEET AND LOCALLY LOWER. HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT THURSDAY MORNING AND
AFTERNOON ...AND INTO THE EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE
AREA...INCLUDING SISKIYOU AND MODOC COUNTIES. MODELS SHOW UPPER
SOME JET SUPPORT FOR PRECIPITATION THURSDAY. ALSO MOIST ONSHORE FLOW
WILL FAVOR HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS
AND OVER OTHER WEST FACING SLOPES...WHILE SOUTHWEST LOW LEVEL FLOW
OVER SISKIYOU COUNTY WILL LIKELY BRING INCREASED MOISTURE WITH MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL SISKIYOU
COUNTY.
BEHIND THE FRONT EXPECT CONTINUED SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES OVER THE REGION AND
CONTINUED ONSHORE FLOW BRINGS MOISTURE TO THE AREA. SHOWERS ARE
FORECAST TO DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE TROUGH SHIFTS EAST.
THEN ON SATURDAY A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO APPROACH
THE REGION WITH A WARM FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA LATE SATURDAY
INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE A CONCERN FOR THE FORECAST.
EXPECT LIMITED MIXING AHEAD OF THIS FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR INLAND LOCATIONS...WITH SNOW LEVELS POSSIBLY STAYING
LOW.
&&
.AVIATION...SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR OVER MOST OF THE REGION
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EXCEPT FOR AREAS OF MVFR/IFR IN LOW
CLOUDS AND PATCHY FREEZING FOG OVER THE INLAND VALLEYS WEST OF THE
CASCADES.
&&
.PREV EXTENDED DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 215 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008/
LONG TERM...A COLD NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO
NEXT WEEK WITH MAINLY MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. A FAST
MOVING JET STREAM WILL HELP PUSH THE NEXT WARM FRONT INLAND AROUND
SUNDAY. THE GFS IS SLIGHTLY FASTER THAN THE ECMWF BUT BOTH SHOW
PRECIPITATION DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A BRIEF
BREAK IN STORMY PATTERN IS POSSIBLE AROUND TUESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER
FRONT MOVES INLAND ON WEDNESDAY. FB
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR ORZ029-ORZ030.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR ORZ031.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR ORZ021-ORZ022.
FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR ORZ021-ORZ022.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PST THURSDAY FOR ORZ023-
ORZ024-ORZ025-ORZ026.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR ORZ027-ORZ028.
CA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR CAZ081-CAZ082-CAZ083-CAZ084.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR CAZ085.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR CAZ080.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM
4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-
PZZ370-PZZ376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
PST THURSDAY FOR PZZ350-PZZ370.
CCHazardous weather outlook, Dec 16, 1:57 PM PST, 13 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 157 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008 ORZ021-022-171400- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 157 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT...SEE PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGHT 9AM THURSDAY...SEE PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 500 FEET...SEE PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ023-024-026>028-171400- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- JACKSON COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 157 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON AND SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...SEE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 3:34 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Modoc | 24 hr |
| Dec 17, 2:46 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 2:46 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 25 hr |
Nearby
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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.