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Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Medford, OR

December 23, 2012Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this blizzard warning at Dec 23, 2012, 9:17 AM PST for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Siskiyou County, California. It was in force for 9 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
Dec 23, 2012, 9:17 AM PST (17:17 UTC)
Expired
Dec 23, 2012, 5:59 PM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Siskiyou County, CA, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 23, 10:20 AM PSTSNOW 102 Ssw Weed, CA3.5 FEET SNOW DEPTH. SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS
Dec 23, 10:59 AM PSTSNOW 1.54 E Klamath Falls, OR5 HOUR TOTAL.
Dec 23, 12:05 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 3.5Mount Shasta, CASINCE 0845 PST

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, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 105 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2012-12-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2012-12-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 165 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
858 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
530 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

874 
WWUS46 KMFR 231717
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
917 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

CAZ083-240130-
/O.NEW.KMFR.BZ.W.0002.121223T1717Z-121224T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT
917 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS AND SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BOTH
  DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TENNANT.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
  CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO BELOW
  ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE PASSES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS
  ARE LIKELY AND ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. THE GREATEST
  SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA AS WELL AS
  SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY. VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED AT TIMES
  DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

ORZ030-031-240130-
/O.NEW.KMFR.BZ.W.0002.121223T1717Z-121224T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
917 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THIS 
  EVENING EXCEPT 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST AND WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. BUT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKEVIEW...BEATTY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
  GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER.

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
  WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON NEAR SUMMER LAKE AND SILVER
  LAKE. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL
  CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
  MILE.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON 
  AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 66...HIGHWAY 97... 
  HIGHWAY 140...HIGHWAY 70...HIGHWAY 31...HIGHWAY 395 AND 
  WARNER MOUNTAIN SUMMIT. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

CAZ082-240130-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD
917 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 15 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW
  WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD.

* WINDS...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE PASSES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. CHAIN 
  RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY AND ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE AT 
  TIMES. THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNT SHASTA 
  AREA AFFECTING THE I-5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 89 NEAR 
  SNOWMAN SUMMIT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED AT TIMES DUE TO 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ORZ029-240130-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/
KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS
917 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING
  EXCEPT 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BUT CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS.

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
  WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH
  LIMITED VISIBILITY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA
  ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 66...HIGHWAY 97...HIGHWAY
  140...HIGHWAY 70 AND HIGHWAY 39.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ084-085-240130-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DORRIS...ALTURAS
917 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...EXCEPT FOR 6 TO 12 INCHES 
  NEAR THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DORRIS...ALTURAS...MACDOEL.

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
  THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON 
  AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 97...HIGHWAY 139... 
  HIGHWAY 299 AND HIGHWAY 161. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 
  WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ORZ027-028-240130-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...
DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT
917 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING
  THEN SNOW WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND 
  LAKE...UNION CREEK.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON 
  AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 62 NEAR UNION 
  CREEK AND CRATER LAKE...HIGHWAY 230...HIGHWAY 58 NEAR 
  WILLAMETTE PASS...AND HIGHWAY 138 NEAR DIAMOND LAKE...
  INTERSTATE 5 NEAR SISKIYOU SUMMIT... HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE 
  OF THE WOODS...AND HIGHWAY 66.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ081-240130-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
917 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES EXCEPT LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES
  NEAR WEED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
  BETWEEN THROUGH 4 PM PST. BUT LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER
  THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED.

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE
  SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED WITH LOCAL
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS THROUGH THE 
  SHASTA VALLEY ON INTERSTATE 5 AND STATE HIGHWAY 3 WEST OF 
  YREKA. TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED WITH CHAIN 
  RESTRICTIONS AND ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS 
  COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE LOCAL 
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ080-240130-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121224T0300Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW
917 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH THE KLAMATH RIVER...
  SEIAD AND SCOTT VALLEYS EXCEPT ONE TO TWO FEET OVER THE
  MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL
  DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW.

* IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY... 
  INCLUDING ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 3 FROM FORT JONES TO 
  CALLAHAN AND ALSO HIGHWAY 96 THROUGH THE SEIAD VALLEY AND 
  HAPPY CAMP. TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED WITH CHAIN 
  RESTRICTIONS AND ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ORZ023>026-240130-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS
917 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 2000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING. DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THE SNOW LEVEL MAY 
  DROP AS LOW AS 1500 FEET...ESPECIALLY IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY. 

* TIMING...A PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON BUT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TOKETEE FALLS...PROSPECT...SEXTON SUMMIT...
   HAYES HILL. 

* IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ESPECIALLY ON
  HIGHWAY 227 BETWEEN TILLER AND TRAIL AND HIGHWAY 62 NEAR
  PROSPECT. SNOW MAY ALSO ACCUMULATE THROUGH THE HIGHER PASSES ON
  INTERSTATE 5 AND ON HAYES HILL. SLUSHY TO SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE
  EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 199...HIGHWAY 238... AND
  HIGHWAY 46 TO OREGON CAVES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
DW
2 follow-up statements
166 
WWUS46 KMFR 240020
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
420 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

CAZ083-240830-
/O.CAN.KMFR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0040.121224T0020Z-121224T0600Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WS.A.0022.121225T1200Z-121226T1200Z/
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT
420 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS DOWNGRADED...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS DOWNGRADED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND
BLIZZARD WARNING HAVE BEEN DOWNGRADED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO BRING
  AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TENNANT.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL
  CAUSE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OF
  20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY TUESDAY THEN 
  DIMINISHING TUESDAY NIGHT.  

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY
  AND ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS
  WILL BE IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU
  COUNTY. VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND
  BLOWING SNOW.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ027-240830-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0040.121224T0020Z-121224T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WS.A.0022.121225T1200Z-121226T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...
DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK
420 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS DOWNGRADED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
DOWNGRADED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT. A NEW STORM EARLY
  TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO BRING AN
  ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND 
  LAKE...UNION CREEK. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 62 NEAR
  UNION CREEK AND CRATER LAKE...HIGHWAY 230...HIGHWAY 58 NEAR
  WILLAMETTE PASS...HIGHWAY 138 NEAR DIAMOND LAKE...AND HIGHWAY
  140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KMFR.WS.A.0022.121225T1200Z-121226T1200Z/
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT
420 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS DOWNGRADED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN DOWNGRADED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO BRING
  AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA
  ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 NEAR SISKIYOU
  SUMMIT...AND HIGHWAY 66.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KMFR.WS.A.0022.121225T1200Z-121226T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD
420 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS DOWNGRADED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN DOWNGRADED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO BRING
  AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD.

* WINDS...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE PASSES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. CHAIN 
  RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY AND ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE AT 
  TIMES. THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNT SHASTA 
  AREA AFFECTING THE I-5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 89 NEAR 
  SNOWMAN SUMMIT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED AT TIMES DUE TO 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KMFR.WS.A.0022.121225T1200Z-121226T1200Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW
420 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
ABOVE 2500 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS DOWNGRADED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW
...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER
STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER
STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
DOWNGRADED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THIS EVENING AT ELEVATIONS
  ABOVE 2500 FEET. A NEW STORM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
  TUESDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO BRING AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES
  AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW.

* IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...
  INCLUDING ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 3 FROM FORT JONES TO CALLAHAN
  AND ALSO HIGHWAY 96 THROUGH THE SEIAD VALLEY AND HAPPY CAMP.
  TRAVEL MAY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED WITH CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND ROAD
  CLOSURES POSSIBLE.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ081-240600-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0040.121224T0020Z-121224T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED
420 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS DOWNGRADED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
DOWNGRADED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO BRING
  AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LIGHT
  TO MODERATE SNOWFALL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED.

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS THROUGH THE
  SHASTA VALLEY ON INTERSTATE 5 AND STATE HIGHWAY 3 WEST OF YREKA. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

CAZ084-ORZ029-240600-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0040.121224T0020Z-121224T0600Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DORRIS...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS
420 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS DOWNGRADED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
DOWNGRADED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO BRING
  AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LIGHT
  TO MODERATE SNOWFALL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...DORRIS.

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE
  THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF LIMITED
  VISIBILITY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON 
  AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 66...HIGHWAY 97...
  HIGHWAY 140...HIGHWAY 70 AND HIGHWAY 39. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

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CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS
420 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
ABOVE 2500 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS DOWNGRADED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500
  FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TOKETEE FALLS.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ESPECIALLY ON
  HIGHWAY 227 BETWEEN TILLER AND TRAIL AND HIGHWAY 62 NEAR
  PROSPECT. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
420 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES THIS EVENING.
  A NEW STORM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS
  FORECAST TO BRING AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND
  MODERATE SNOWFALL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEATTY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...
  SPRAGUE RIVER. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
  EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR SUMMER LAKE AND SILVER
  LAKE. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL
  CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN
  ONE QUARTER MILE.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON 
  AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 66...HIGHWAY 97... 
  HIGHWAY 140...HIGHWAY 70...HIGHWAY 31...HIGHWAY 395 AND 
  WARNER MOUNTAIN SUMMIT.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
420 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM
  TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO BRING AN
  ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKEVIEW.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NORTH OF
  PAISLEY. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL
  CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN ONE
  QUARTER MILE.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON 
  AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 66...HIGHWAY 97... 
  HIGHWAY 140...HIGHWAY 70...HIGHWAY 31...HIGHWAY 395 AND 
  WARNER MOUNTAIN SUMMIT.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

CAZ085-240600-
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALTURAS
420 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...EXCEPT FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES
  NEAR THE WARNER MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM TUESDAY
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3
  INCHES EXCEPT 3 TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTURAS.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY
  97...HIGHWAY 139... HIGHWAY 299 AND HIGHWAY 161.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
DW
391 
WWUS46 KMFR 240159
WSWMFR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
559 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

ORZ030-241400-
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/O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KMFR.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.A.0022.121225T1200Z-121226T1200Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...
GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER
559 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WINTER STORM
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES THIS EVENING. 
  A NEW STORM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS 
  FORECAST TO BRING AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. 

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH WINDS DIMINISHING.
  A NEW STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND MODERATE SNOWFALL
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEATTY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST... 
  SPRAGUE RIVER.

* WINDS: WINDS ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA...AND SHOULD BE IN
  THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON 
  AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 66...HIGHWAY 97... 
  HIGHWAY 140...HIGHWAY 70...HIGHWAY 31...HIGHWAY 395 AND 
  WARNER MOUNTAIN SUMMIT.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
559 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM
  TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO BRING AN
  ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKEVIEW.

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
  SNOW.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON 
  AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 66...HIGHWAY 97... 
  HIGHWAY 140...HIGHWAY 70...HIGHWAY 31...HIGHWAY 395 AND 
  WARNER MOUNTAIN SUMMIT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

CAZ085-241200-
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/O.EXA.KMFR.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALTURAS
559 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...EXCEPT FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES
  NEAR THE WARNER MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM TUESDAY
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3
  INCHES EXCEPT 3 TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE WARNER MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
  SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTURAS.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY
  97...HIGHWAY 139...HIGHWAY 299 AND HIGHWAY 161.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

ORZ027-241400-
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/O.CON.KMFR.WS.A.0022.121225T1200Z-121226T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...
DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK
559 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT. A NEW STORM EARLY 
  TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO BRING AN 
  ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES. 

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL 
  CONTINUE THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH 
  WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING 
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND 
  LAKE...UNION CREEK.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 62 
  NEAR UNION CREEK AND CRATER LAKE...HIGHWAY 230...HIGHWAY 58 
  NEAR WILLAMETTE PASS...HIGHWAY 138 NEAR DIAMOND LAKE...AND 
  HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ028-241400-
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/O.CON.KMFR.WS.A.0022.121225T1200Z-121226T1200Z/
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT
559 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM 
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO 
  BRING AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES. 

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL 
  CONTINUE THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING SOUTH WINDS OF 
  15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND MODERATE TO HEAVY 
  SNOWFALL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON 
  AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 NEAR SISKIYOU 
  SUMMIT...AND HIGHWAY 66.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ082-083-241400-
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/O.CON.KMFR.WS.A.0022.121225T1200Z-121226T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...
TENNANT
559 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM 
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO 
  BRING AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES. 

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL 
  CONTINUE THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH 
  WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING 
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD.

* WINDS...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE PASSES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. CHAIN 
  RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY AND ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE AT 
  TIMES. THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNT SHASTA 
  AREA AFFECTING THE I-5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 89 NEAR 
  SNOWMAN SUMMIT. VISIBILITY MAY BE LIMITED AT TIMES DUE TO 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ080-241400-
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/O.CON.KMFR.WS.A.0022.121225T1200Z-121226T1200Z/
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
559 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THIS EVENING AT ELEVATIONS 
  ABOVE 2500 FEET. A NEW STORM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 
  TUESDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO BRING AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 
  INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL 
  CONTINUE THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH 
  WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING 
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW.

* IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...
  INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 3 FROM FORT JONES TO CALLAHAN AND
  ALSO HIGHWAY 96 THROUGH THE SEIAD VALLEY AND HAPPY CAMP. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ081-240600-
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CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
559 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM 
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO 
  BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL 
  CONTINUE THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH 
  WINDS AND LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING 
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHER ELEVATIONS SURROUNDING THE SHASTA VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS THROUGH THE 
  SHASTA VALLEY ON INTERSTATE 5 AND STATE HIGHWAY 3 WEST OF 
  YREKA.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

CAZ084-ORZ029-240600-
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NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KLAMATH FALLS
559 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM 
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO 
  BRING AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES. 

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL 
  CONTINUE THIS EVENING. A NEW STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH 
  WINDS AND LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING 
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...DORRIS.

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE 
  THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF LIMITED 
  VISIBILITY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON 
  AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 66...HIGHWAY 97... 
  HIGHWAY 140...HIGHWAY 70 AND HIGHWAY 39.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

ORZ023>026-240600-
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CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
559 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500
  FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. BRIEF PERIODS OF ACCUMULATION UP TO
  AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE AT SEXTON PASS AND HAYES HILL.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TOKETEE FALLS WITH LESSER ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE ON
  HAYES HILL AND SEXTON PASS.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ESPECIALLY 
  ON HIGHWAY 227 BETWEEN TILLER AND TRAIL AND HIGHWAY 62 NEAR 
  PROSPECT.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

SK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 23, 3:00 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR4 hr
Dec 23, 3:00 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR9 hr
Dec 23, 7:04 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR116 min
Dec 23, 2:56 PM PSTGale WarningMFR37 hr
Dec 23, 2:56 PM PSTHazardous Seas WarningMFR3 days

Nearby

Blizzard Warnings in Oregon, 2012Blizzard Warnings in California, 2012Every blizzard 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.