Alert archive / Oregon / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 11, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Dec 30, 2009, 3:59 AM PST for 4 counties in Oregon; Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Dec 31, 2009, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for 13 hr. 5 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 30, 2009, 3:59 AM PST (11:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 31, 2009, 6:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2009, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Siskiyou County, CA, Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 12:22 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Ophir, OR | ALDER TREE FELL AND LIMBS ARE DOWN. |
| Dec 31, 4:32 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 0.91 | 4 Se Coos Bay, OR | 24 HOUR PERIOD FROM 4 PM TO 4 PM |
| Dec 31, 4:45 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Sse Gold Beach, OR | 61 MPH WIND GUST OCCURED AT 1201 PM PST. WINDS HAVE CONSISTENTLY GUSTED 40 TO 50 MPH SINCE THEN. |
| Dec 31, 4:45 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 95 | 4 N Gold Beach, OR | SPOTTER ON NESICKA ROAD RECORDED WINDS SUSTAINED AT 63 MPH GUSTING TO 95 MPH. THIS WAS MEASURED VIA ANEMOMETER. CONSISTENTLY GUSTING AROUND 90 MPH. |
| Dec 31, 4:45 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 2.4 | Sse Gold Beach, OR | RAINFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT. CURRENT RAINFALL RATE 0.31 INCH PER HOUR. |
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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 443 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 600 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS76 KMFR 301159 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 359 AM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM BRINGS HIGH WINDS TO THE REGION THURSDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY. ORZ021-022-302000- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0011.091231T1400Z-100101T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 359 AM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS:COASTAL RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG AND NEAR HIGHWAY 101. WITH THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES...THE CHANCES OF TREES AND POWER LINES TOPPLING IS GREATLY INCREASED...RESULTING IN A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ081-302000- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0009.100101T0000Z-100101T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 359 AM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TRAVELERS IN THE SHASTA VALLEY...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE WEED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ SVEN
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KMFR 301937 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1137 AM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM BRINGS HIGH WINDS TO THE REGION THURSDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY. ORZ021-022-310000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.091231T1400Z-100101T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 1137 AM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * COASTAL RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG AND NEAR HIGHWAY 101 COULD BE IMPACTED WITH THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES AND THE CHANCE OF TREES AND POWER LINES TOPPLING OVER WHICH COULD RESULT IN A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ081-310000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0009.100101T0000Z-100101T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1137 AM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS TO TRAVELERS IN THE SHASTA VALLEY...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...IS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE WEED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KS/SN
000 WWUS76 KMFR 302053 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1253 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ORZ021-022-310600- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.091231T1400Z-100101T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 1253 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * COASTAL RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG AND NEAR HIGHWAY 101 COULD BE IMPACTED WITH THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES AND THE CHANCE OF TREES AND POWER LINES TOPPLING OVER WHICH COULD RESULT IN A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ081-310600- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0009.100101T0000Z-100101T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.091231T1400Z-100101T0300Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1253 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS TO TRAVELERS IN THE SHASTA VALLEY...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...IS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE WEED AREA. && $$ HOLTZ
000 WWUS76 KMFR 310626 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1026 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ORZ031-311600- /O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0011.091231T1800Z-100101T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW 1026 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING REACHING 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 80 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...PERSISTING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND IN AREAS OPEN TO THE SOUTHWEST. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR NEAR SUMMER LAKE AND SILVER LAKE ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31 AND 140. * SNOW LEVELS ARE LIKELY TO START ON THE VALLEY FLOORS AND THEN RISE TO 5000 TO 5500 FEET DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. * SNOW AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO BE 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ021-022-311600- /O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0011.091231T1400Z-100101T0200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 1026 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 75 MPH. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM ABOUT SUNRISE TO EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BE THE HIGHEST ALONG AND NEAR THE COASTAL HEADLANDS...AND ALONG HIGHWAY 101 ALONG THE CURRY COAST...PARTICULARLY NEAR HUMBUG STATE PARK. * COASTAL RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG AND NEAR HIGHWAY 101 WILL BE IMPACTED WITH THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES ALONG WITH THESE WINDS...WHICH WILL COULD CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO TOPPLE. POWER OUTAGES ARE A REAL POSSIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ085-311600- /O.EXB.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.091231T1800Z-100101T0300Z/ MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALTURAS 1026 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS BEGINNING BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET WILL RISE TO 5500 TO 6500 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WHILE ONLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...GENERALLY ABOVE 5000 FEET...BLOWING AND SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 299 THROUGH CEDAR PASS. * IMPACTS TO TRAVEL SHOULD BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CROSSING CEDAR PASS...AND FOR SNOWMOBILERS. && $$ CAZ081-311600- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.091231T1400Z-100101T0300Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1026 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 55 MPH. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH ABOUT SUNSET. * WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN AND NEAR THE WEED AIRPORT AND NEAR BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT. * IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 5 IN THE SHASTA VALLEY...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ BTL
000 WWUS76 KMFR 310635 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1035 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009 CAZ085-310745- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.091231T1800Z-100101T0300Z/ MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALTURAS 1035 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED TO REPLACE THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ ORZ021-022-311600- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.091231T1400Z-100101T0200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 1035 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 75 MPH. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM ABOUT SUNRISE TO EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BE THE HIGHEST ALONG AND NEAR THE COASTAL HEADLANDS...AND ALONG HIGHWAY 101 ALONG THE CURRY COAST... PARTICULARLY NEAR HUMBUG STATE PARK. * COASTAL RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG AND NEAR HIGHWAY 101 WILL BE IMPACTED WITH THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES ALONG WITH THESE WINDS...WHICH WILL COULD CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO TOPPLE. POWER OUTAGES ARE A REAL POSSIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ031-311600- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.091231T1800Z-100101T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW 1035 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING REACHING 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 80 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...PERSISTING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND IN AREAS OPEN TO THE SOUTHWEST. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR NEAR SUMMER LAKE AND SILVER LAKE ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31 AND 140. * SNOW LEVELS ARE LIKELY TO START ON THE VALLEY FLOORS AND THEN RISE TO 5000 TO 5500 FEET DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. * SNOW AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO BE 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW... ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ081-311600- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.091231T1400Z-100101T0300Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1035 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 55 MPH. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH ABOUT SUNSET. * WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN AND NEAR THE WEED AIRPORT AND NEAR BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT. * IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 5 IN THE SHASTA VALLEY...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ LUTZ
000 WWUS76 KMFR 311147 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 347 AM PST THU DEC 31 2009 CAZ081-312000- /O.UPG.KMFR.WI.Y.0018.091231T1400Z-100101T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0011.091231T1400Z-100101T0300Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 347 AM PST THU DEC 31 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH A LITTLE AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN AND NEAR THE WEED AIRPORT AND NEAR BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT. * IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 5 IN THE SHASTA VALLEY...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ021-022-312000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.091231T1400Z-100101T0200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 347 AM PST THU DEC 31 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 75 MPH. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM ABOUT SUNRISE TO EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BE THE HIGHEST ALONG AND NEAR THE COASTAL HEADLANDS...MOSTLY FROM BANDON SOUTH AND ALONG HIGHWAY 101 ALONG THE CURRY COAST... PARTICULARLY NEAR HUMBUG STATE PARK. * COASTAL RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG AND NEAR HIGHWAY 101 WILL BE IMPACTED WITH THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES ALONG WITH THESE WINDS...WHICH WILL COULD CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO TOPPLE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ031-312000- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.091231T1800Z-100101T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW 347 AM PST THU DEC 31 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING REACHING 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...PERSISTING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR NEAR SUMMER LAKE AND SILVER LAKE ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31 AND 140. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ SVEN
000 WWUS76 KMFR 311956 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1156 AM PST THU DEC 31 2009 ORZ021-022-010200- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100101T0200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 1156 AM PST THU DEC 31 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM ABOUT SUNRISE TO EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BE THE HIGHEST ALONG AND NEAR THE COASTAL HEADLANDS...MOSTLY FROM BANDON SOUTH AND ALONG HIGHWAY 101 ALONG THE CURRY COAST... PARTICULARLY NEAR HUMBUG STATE PARK. * COASTAL RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG AND NEAR HIGHWAY 101 WILL BE IMPACTED WITH THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES ALONG WITH THESE WINDS...WHICH WILL COULD CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO TOPPLE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ081-010300- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100101T0300Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1156 AM PST THU DEC 31 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH A LITTLE AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN AND NEAR THE WEED AIRPORT AND NEAR BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT. * IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 5 IN THE SHASTA VALLEY...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ031-010300- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-100101T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW 1156 AM PST THU DEC 31 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON... PERSISTING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR NEAR SUMMER LAKE AND SILVER LAKE ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 31 AND 140. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Dec 29, 9:50 PM PST, 6 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 9:50 PM PST, 6 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
950 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009
.UPDATE...
ANOTHER UPDATE HAS BEEN ISSUED THIS EVENING TO REFINE THE FORECAST
AND ASSOCIATED DETAILS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE PRIMARY
UPDATES WERE TO DROP THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR THE MOUNT SHASTA
AND TENNANT AREAS AND TO REPLACE THEM WITH WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES VALID THROUGH 4 AM PST...AND TO DROP THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES AND REPLACE
THEN WITH A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT VALID THROUGH 9 AM PST
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ALSO INCLUDES
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY.
A BRIEF SURGE OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL
MOUNTAINS AND FILTERING UP THE ILLINOIS VALLEY THIS EVENING WAS
JUST ENOUGH TO RAISE TEMPERATURES 1 TO 3 DEGREES BETWEEN THE VALLEY
FLOORS AND ABOUT 3500 FEET THIS EVENING...WHICH HAS BEEN ENOUGH TO
CHANGE SNOW OVER TO MOSTLY RAIN...WITH SOME SNOW STILL MIXED
IN AT SOME LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF JOSEPHINE AND
JACKSON COUNTIES. TEMPERATURES OVER THE LAST HOUR HAVE NOW FALLEN A
DEGREE LEADING TO A PRECARIOUS SITUATION.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WE WILL BE NEAR FREEZING TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE ROGUE VALLEY...HAYES HILL AREA...AND
IN THE KLAMATH RIVER VALLEY FROM ABOUT HAPPY CAMP EAST TO
INTERSTATE 5. ANY BRIEF CLEARING BETWEEN SHOWERS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW FREEZING...SETTING UP THE POTENTIAL FOR
BLACK ICE...AND THEN POSSIBLY A SNOW SHOWER WITH ANY SHOWER THAT
MOVES IN AFTER THE CLEARING. VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT
REALLY EXPECTED TO BE THE PROBLEM...MORESO ANY CLEARING...OR AT
LEAST THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF THE CLEARING AND ANY
PRECIPITATION...REGARDLESS OF TYPE.
ELSEWHERE...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE MAINLY 2
INCHES OR LESS OVERNIGHT...EXCEPT IN THE OREGON CASCADES...WHERE
WE COULD GET A LITTLE MORE. REPORTS INDICATE NUMEROUS SPIN-OUTS ON
INTERSTATE 5 IN THE SHASTA VALLEY TO SISKIYOU SUMMIT AREA DUE TO
SNOW BETWEEN AREAS NORTH OF WEED AND SOUTH OF ASHLAND. WITH
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS AND TEMPERATURES NEUTRAL OR
COOLING...HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES OUT
THROUGH 4 AM PST THERE.
A REPORT FROM MOUNT SHASTA CITY EARLIER THIS EVENING WAS AROUND 4
INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN TOWN. THIS ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN SOME TRAVEL IMPACTS THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING...HENCE THE ADVISORY THERE.
THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY MORNING WITH INITIALLY
PROBLEMATIC SNOW LEVELS FOR AREAS NEAR THE CASCADES TO INCLUDE
SISKIYOU SUMMIT. THESE PROBLEMS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS SNOW
LEVELS RISE TO 5000 FEET BY THE EVENING OF NEW YEARS EVE.
HOWEVER...HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN COMBINATION WITH THESE RISING
SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO PUT A LOT OF WATER INTO AREA CREEKS AND
RIVERS...AND HEAVIER AND WETTER SNOW ON THE SNOWPACK AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. THOSE RECREATING IN THE MOUNTAINS
SHOULD CHECK OUT THE MOUNT SHASTA AVALANCHE CENTER WEBSITE FOR
FURTHER DETAILS. LUTZ
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.AVIATION...
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR ORZ027-
ORZ028-ORZ029-ORZ030-ORZ031.
CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR CAZ080-
CAZ082-CAZ083.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ081.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY
FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
BTL/SVENHazardous weather outlook, Dec 29, 4:37 PM PST, 11 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 437 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009 CAZ083-301200- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- 437 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF TUESDAY. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE...PDXWSWMFR...FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ082-301200- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 437 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF TUESDAY. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE...PDXWSWMFR...FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ024-301200- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- 437 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE...PDXWSWMFR...FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ026-301200- JACKSON COUNTY- 437 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE...PDXWSWMFR...FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ081-301200- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 437 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE...PDXWSWMFR...FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ027>031-301200- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 437 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF TUESDAY. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE...PDXWSWMFR...FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ080-301200- WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 437 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF TUESDAY. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE...PDXWSWMFR...FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ021-022-301200- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 437 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY HEAVY RAINS IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCAL FLOODING. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE...PDXESFMFR... FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. 14
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 29, 10:52 PM PST, 5 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1052 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM SNOW ESE MOUNT SHASTA 41.32N 122.31W
12/29/2009 M4.0 INCH SISKIYOU CA TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM NOON THROUGH 8 PM PST WAS 4
INCHES. SNOWED STEADILY AT A HALF INCH PER HOUR FOR
ENTIRE PERIOD. 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
1045 PM SNOW 4 SW SCOTT BAR 41.70N 123.06W
12/29/2009 M5.0 INCH SISKIYOU CA TRAINED SPOTTER
FLURRIES BEGAN AROUND 10 AM PST. 2 INCHES THROUGH 5 PM
PST. 3 INCHES SINCE THEN. TOTAL 5 INCHES. CURRENT TEMP 31
DEGRESS FAHRENEHIT WITH HEAVY SNOW. ELEVATION 2000 FEET.
&&
LUTZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 7:00 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 3 hr | |
| Dec 29, 7:00 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 33 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:09 AM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 49 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:09 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 3 days | |
| Dec 30, 4:00 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake | 32 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:30 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 23 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:32 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:24 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 6 hr |
| Dec 30, 12:53 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 15 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Oregon, 2009High Wind Warnings in California, 2009Every high wind warning in 2009
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.