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Freeze Warning 6, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this freeze warning at Feb 24, 2011, 1:39 PM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Feb 24, 2011, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2011, 1:39 PM PST (21:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2011, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2011, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Feb 24, 8:50 AM PST, 4 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 8:50 AM PST, 4 hours 49 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 4:31 AM PST, 9 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 431 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ORZ027-028-250000- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 431 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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. CAZ080-250000- WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 431 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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. ORZ021-022-250000- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 431 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST BELOW 1000 FEET. WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST ABOVE 1000 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DEATAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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. ORZ023-026-250000- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- 431 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST BELOW 1500 FEET. WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST ABOVE 1500 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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. ORZ024-025-250000- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- 431 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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. CAZ082-083-085-250000- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-MODOC COUNTY- 431 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ081-250000- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 431 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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. ORZ030-250000- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- 431 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST. SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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. GLASER
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 24, 9:30 AM PST, 4 hours 9 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Feb 24, 10:47 AM PST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1047 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1046 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 WSW WILLIAMS 42.21N 123.29W
02/24/2011 M3.0 INCH JOSEPHINE OR TRAINED SPOTTER
12 HOUR ACCUMULATION
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BUNKERLocal storm report, Feb 24, 11:48 AM PST, 1 hour 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1148 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1147 AM SNOW 4 SE HARBOR 42.00N 124.20W
02/24/2011 M0.5 INCH CURRY OR TRAINED SPOTTER
12 HOUR ACCUMULATION....MOSTLY ICE PELLETS OVERNIGHT...
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BUNKERLocal storm report, Feb 24, 1:08 PM PST, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
108 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0106 PM SNOW CAMAS VALLEY 43.03N 123.67W
02/24/2011 M10.0 INCH DOUGLAS OR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TOP OF 42 GOING OVER CAMAS VALLEY 6 TO 8 INCHES AND THE
SURROUNDING HILLS 10 TO 12 INCHES...OVERNIGHT
ACCUMULATION.
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BUNKERLocal storm report, Feb 24, 1:09 PM PST, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
109 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0106 PM SNOW GLENDALE 42.74N 123.43W
02/24/2011 M4.0 INCH DOUGLAS OR PARK/FOREST SRVC
GLENDALE/AZALEA AREA...OVERNIGHT SNOW
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BUNKERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 9:58 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 17 hr | |
| Feb 24, 1:39 PM PST | Freeze Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine | 14 hr |
Nearby
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.