Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Mar 23, 2011, 2:37 PM PDT for Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Mar 24, 2011, 6:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 10 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 23, 2011, 2:37 PM PDT (21:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 24, 2011, 6:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2011, 2:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 8 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 21:40 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 24, 7:15 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 6 Nw Mount Shasta, CA | NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM AROUND 8 PM LAST NIGHT. CURRENTLY STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 24, 8:19 AM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.6 | W Dunsmuir, CA | 24 HR TOTAL ENDING 8 AM. CHANGED TO SNOW AT 7 AM. |
| Mar 24, 8:25 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 2 | N Tennant, CA | PAST HOUR. ESTIMATED WIND 35 GUSTING TO 45 MPH. TINY FLAKES LOTS OF DRIFTING. |
| Mar 24, 9:18 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Sse Mount Shasta, CA | 6 HOUR TOTAL |
| Mar 24, 10:30 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | 8 Ese Grenada, CA | WIND GUST FROM THE SOUTH AT 0823P. WINDS NOW FROM THE SE AVERAGING 12 MPH. STARTING TO SNOW HEAVILY AT 1030P BUT NO ACCUMULATION YET. |
| Mar 24, 10:30 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 4 Sw Weed, CA | 3PM TO 8AM. WATER EQUIVALENT 1.50. SNOWING AT 2 INCHES PER HOUR. 65 INCHES ON THE GROUND. |
| Mar 24, 11:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Sse Mount Shasta, CA | 845AM TO 1130AM. 12 INCHES SINCE IT STARTED LAST NIGHT. |
| Mar 24, 11:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 W Mount Shasta, CA | 11PM TO 11AM. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. SE WINDS AT AROUND 20 MPH. |
| Mar 24, 12:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Ese Mount Shasta, CA | MIDNIGHT TO NOON. VIS 200 YARDS. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Mar 24, 2:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | 4 Sw Weed, CA | BETWEEN 8 AM AND 2 PM THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL 10.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. THE WATER CONTENT WAS 0.94 INCHES. THE SNOWDEPTH IS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 63 AND 65 INCHES. |
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, 9.6 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
- 1698 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
587 WWUS76 KMFR 232137 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 237 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 CAZ081-240545- /O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0006.110324T1500Z-110325T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0008.110324T1300Z-110324T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 237 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE 5 MAY 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. && $$ ORZ031-240545- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0012.110324T1600Z-110324T2300Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 237 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE 5 MAY BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CC
4 follow-up statements
041 WWUS76 KMFR 240543 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1043 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 CAZ081-241345- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0008.110324T1300Z-110324T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1043 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE 5 MAY 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. && $$ ORZ031-241345- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0012.110324T1600Z-110324T2300Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 1043 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE 5 MAY BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SVEN
441 WWUS76 KMFR 241022 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 322 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 CAZ081-241800- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0008.110324T1300Z-110324T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 322 AM PDT THU MAR 24 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: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE 5 MAY 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. && $$ ORZ031-241800- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0012.110324T1600Z-110324T2300Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 322 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 31 MAY BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WRIGHT
255 WWUS76 KMFR 241608 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 908 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 CAZ081-242100- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110324T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YREKA 908 AM PDT THU MAR 24 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: SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS AFTERNOON THEN DECREASE AFTER 2 PM. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE 5 MAY 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. && $$ ORZ026-242100- /O.EXB.KMFR.WI.Y.0012.110324T1608Z-110324T2100Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 908 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...THEN DECREASE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE AROUND ASHLAND. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF JACKSON COUNTY INCLUDING AREAS FROM MEDFORD AND CENTRAL POINT SOUTHWARD...WILL EXPERIENCE POTENTIAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED TO AVOID BEING BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ031-242300- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110324T2300Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 908 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 31 MAY BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. 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. && $$ STAVISH
832 WWUS76 KMFR 242056 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 156 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 CAZ081-242200- /O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110324T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YREKA 156 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. $$ ORZ031-242200- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110324T2300Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 156 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTH WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. $$ ORZ026-242200- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110324T2100Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 156 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 5 TO 15 MPH AND WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. $$ MTS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 5:23 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 10 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.