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Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Medford, OR

June 12, 2009Curry County, Jackson County, Josephine County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this flash flood watch at Jun 12, 2009, 8:56 AM PDT for Curry County, Jackson County, Josephine County, Oregon. It took effect at Jun 12, 2009, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 12, 2009, 8:56 AM PDT (15:56 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 12, 2009, 3:00 PM PDT
Expired: Jun 12, 2009, 10:00 PM PDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Medford, OR
Flood severity: None

Counties Curry County, OR, Jackson County, OR, Josephine County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Jun 12, 1:54 AM PDT, 7 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 1:54 AM PDT, 7 hours 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 12, 7:39 AM PDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.