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Areal Flood Warning 5, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this areal flood warning at Mar 30, 2012, 9:15 AM PDT for Curry County, Josephine County, Oregon. It was in force for 24 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
- Mar 30, 2012, 9:15 AM PDT (16:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2012, 9:15 AM PDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Curry County, OR, Josephine County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 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
- 956 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 547 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood 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 areal flood warning went out at Mar 30, 9:06 AM PDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 9:06 AM PDT, 9 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 253 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ORZ021-022-301300- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 253 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING...SEE THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AND THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORK COQUILLE AFFECTING MYRTLE POINT IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WARNING PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AND THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORK COQUILLE AFFECTING MYRTLE POINT IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WARNING PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SEE THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ023-024-301300- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- 253 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR COW CREEK AT RIDDLE...DEER CREEK AT ROSEBURG...SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER NEAR WINSTON...SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER AT ROSEBURG...UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. A FLOOD WATCH FOR OTHER RIVERS AND STREAMS IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ROGUE RIVER NEAR AGNESS IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WARNING PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...FOR COW CREEK AT RIDDLE...DEER CREEK AT ROSEBURG...SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER NEAR WINSTON...SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER AT ROSEBURG...UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ080-301300- WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 253 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ081-301300- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 253 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM THIS EVENING...SEE THE LATEST WIND WARNING FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SEE THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ085-301300- MODOC COUNTY- 253 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 AM FRIDAY...SEE THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...SEE THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ029>031-301300- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 253 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST WIND MESSAGE FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 AM FRIDAY...SEE THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 AM FRIDAY...SEE THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...SEE THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 3:05 AM PDT | Gale Warning | MFR | 44 hr | |
| Mar 30, 3:05 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 68 hr | |
| Mar 30, 3:05 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 3 days | |
| Mar 30, 3:05 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 8 hr | |
| Mar 30, 3:50 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 40 hr |
| Mar 30, 5:56 AM PDT | Areal Flood Warning | MFR | Coos | 47 hr |
| Mar 30, 11:44 AM PDT | River Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Douglas | 2 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:05 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake | 36 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:33 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 29 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:51 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 10 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:22 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 24 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Oregon, 2012Every areal flood warning in 2012
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.