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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Mar 17, 2011, 2:46 PM PDT for Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Mar 17, 2011, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 3 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
- Mar 17, 2011, 2:46 PM PDT (21:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2011, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2011, 6:10 AM PDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
County Siskiyou County, CA
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 9:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 1 W Mount Shasta, CA | 3.5 HOUR TOTAL |
| Mar 17, 10:17 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Ese Mount Shasta, CA | STARTED AROUND 7 PM WITH 2.0 INCHES OF WET SNOW. NOW MIXED RAIN/SNOW ONE INCH OF SLUSH. HE THINKS THEY ARE RIGHT AT SNOW LEVEL AT ELEVATION 3700 FEET WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 32 DEGREES. |
| Mar 18, 12:00 AM PDT | SNOW 0 | 20 N Trinity Center, CA | HWY 3 IS CLOSED FROM 20 NORTH OF TRINITY CENTER TO THE SISKIYOU COUNTY LINE DUE TO SNOW. |
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 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 949 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
290 WWUS76 KMFR 172146 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 246 PM PDT THU MAR 17 2011 CAZ081-181115- /O.UPG.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.110318T0000Z-110318T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0007.110318T0000Z-110318T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 246 PM PDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE 5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. 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. && $$ ORZ029-181115- /O.EXB.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.110318T0900Z-110318T1800Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS 246 PM PDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ON HWY 97 AND STATE ROUTE 39 NEAR KLAMATH FALLS WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ085-181115- /O.EXA.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.110318T0600Z-110319T0000Z/ MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALTURAS 246 PM PDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS NEAR HIGHWAY 395 AND STATE ROUTE 299 WILL BE AFFECTED BY STRONG SOUTH WINDS. 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. && $$ ORZ030-031-181115- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.110318T0600Z-110319T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 246 PM PDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE AS WELL AS OVER RIDGE TOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ026-181115- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.110318T0600Z-110318T1800Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 246 PM PDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN ASHLAND AND MEDFORD WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE WINDS. THE HILLS SURROUNDING ASHLAND AND MEDFORD WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SK
2 follow-up statements
804 WWUS76 KMFR 181000 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 300 AM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 CAZ081-181800- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110318T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 300 AM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE 5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ085-ORZ030-031-181800- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110319T0000Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALTURAS 300 AM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE AS WELL AS OVER RIDGE TOPS. 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. && $$ ORZ026-181800- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110318T1800Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 300 AM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN ASHLAND AND MEDFORD WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE WINDS. THE HILLS SURROUNDING ASHLAND AND MEDFORD WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ029-181800- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110318T1800Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS 300 AM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ON FEDERAL HIGHWAY 97 AND STATE ROUTE 39 NEAR KLAMATH FALLS WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ STOCKTON
877 WWUS76 KMFR 181310 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 610 AM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 CAZ081-181800- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110318T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110318T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 610 AM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL PEAK THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE 5 FROM THE TOWN OF WEED TO MONTAGUE WILL BE AFFECTED...AS WELL AS THOSE ON HIGHWAY 97. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ026-181415- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110318T1800Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 610 AM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS TODAY. $$ CAZ085-ORZ030-031-182115- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110319T0000Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALTURAS 610 AM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE AS WELL AS OVER RIDGE TOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ029-181800- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110318T1800Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS 610 AM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ON FEDERAL HIGHWAY 97 AND STATE ROUTE 39 NEAR KLAMATH FALLS WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ LUTZ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 3:44 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 35 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:56 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 33 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in California, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
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.