Alert archive / Oregon / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Jan 17, 2011, 2:35 AM PST for Lake County, Oregon. It was in force for 7 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
- Jan 17, 2011, 2:35 AM PST (10:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2011, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
County Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 207 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:37 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 551 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 273 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 502 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
792 WWUS76 KMFR 171035 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 235 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011 ORZ031-171800- /O.UPG.KMFR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110118T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0001.110117T1035Z-110117T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 235 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 70 MPH WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING THEN BECOME WEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE SUMMER LAKE AREA ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM VALLEY FALLS NORTHWARD. 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. && $$ DW
3 follow-up statements
529 WWUS76 KMFR 171321 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 521 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011 ORZ031-171800- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110117T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 521 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 70 MPH WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING THEN BECOME WEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE SUMMER LAKE AREA ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM VALLEY FALLS NORTHWARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ024-026-171700- /O.NEW.KMFR.FG.Y.0006.110117T1321Z-110117T1700Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 521 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY: EXPECT WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY OF HALF A MILE OR LESS TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THE LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR AROUND SUNRISE...THEN IMPROVE BY MID MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ FB
814 WWUS76 KMFR 171655 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 855 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011 ORZ031-171800- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110117T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 855 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 70 MPH WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING THEN BECOME WEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE SUMMER LAKE AREA ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM VALLEY FALLS NORTHWARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ ORZ024-026-171800- /O.EXT.KMFR.FG.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110117T1800Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 855 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY: EXPECT WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY OF HALF A MILE OR LESS TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THE LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR AROUND SUNRISE...THEN IMPROVE BY MID MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ STOCKTON
799 WWUS76 KMFR 171759 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 959 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011 ORZ031-180000- /O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110117T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0002.110117T1800Z-110118T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW 959 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE SUMMER LAKE AREA ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM VALLEY FALLS NORTHWARD. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ024-026-171900- /O.EXP.KMFR.FG.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110117T1800Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 959 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. $$ STOCKTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 6:04 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine | 6 hr |
| Jan 17, 5:21 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | MFR | Curry, Jackson, Josephine | 5 hr |
| Jan 17, 7:02 AM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 51 min |
| Jan 17, 7:28 AM PST | River Flood Warning | MFR | Douglas | 5 hr |
| Jan 17, 9:59 AM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Lake | 3 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.