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Hard Freeze Warning 2, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this hard freeze warning at Jan 17, 2012, 1:26 AM PST. 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, 2012, 1:26 AM PST (09:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2012, 8:00 AM PST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
799 WWUS76 KEKA 170926 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 126 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 CAZ002-171600- /O.NEW.KEKA.HZ.W.0002.120117T0926Z-120117T1600Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 126 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. * COLD AIR OVER THE REGION COMBINED WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE MID 20S EARLY THIS MORNING. * PROLONGED TEMPERATURES THIS COLD COULD KILL CROPS AND RESULT IN BROKEN WATER PIPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
629 WWUS76 KEKA 171105 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 305 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 CAZ002-171600- /O.CON.KEKA.HZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T1600Z/ MENDOCINO COAST- 305 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. * COLD AIR OVER THE REGION COMBINED WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE MID 20S EARLY THIS MORNING. * PROLONGED TEMPERATURES THIS COLD COULD KILL CROPS AND RESULT IN BROKEN WATER PIPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ CAZ001-180015- /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0001.120118T1800Z-120119T0300Z/ REDWOOD COAST- 305 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT THEN PEAK DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * HIGH WINDS MAY POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 101. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF DOWNED LIMBS AND SMALL TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 4:51 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | 41 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:05 AM PST | Wind Advisory | EKA | 36 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:15 AM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 59 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:15 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 35 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:15 AM PST | Storm Warning | EKA | 35 hr | |
| Jan 17, 2:30 PM PST | Gale Warning | EKA | 6 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:23 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | EKA | 18 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:40 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | EKA | 31 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.