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Flood Watch 5, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this flood watch at Nov 18, 2012, 4:41 AM PST for 4 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Nov 19, 2012, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 28 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2012, 4:41 AM PST (12:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 19, 2012, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2012, 7:32 PM PST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Josephine County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:45 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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 821 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
398 WGUS66 KMFR 181241 FFAMFR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 441 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY... .A VERY MOIST AND SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN INTO COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN OREGON THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. ORZ021-022-182045- /O.NEW.KMFR.FA.A.0005.121120T0000Z-121121T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...PORT ORFORD...COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 441 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST OREGON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CURRY...COOS AND DOUGLAS COUNTY COAST. * FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * HEAVY RAIN MAY STRAIN SMALLER STREAMS AND DRAINAGES ACROSS THE AREA...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO FLOODING. STORM DRAINS CLOGGED BY AUTUMN LEAVES MAY EXACERBATE FLOODING ISSUES IN URBAN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON SATURATED SOILS MAY PRODUCE LANDSLIDES...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD SLUMPS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 101 IN CURRY...COOS AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE A SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES.A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ CC
9 follow-up statements
021 WGUS66 KMFR 181300 FFAMFR FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 500 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY... .A VERY MOIST AND SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN INTO COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN OREGON THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. ORZ021-022-182100- /O.CON.KMFR.FA.A.0005.121120T0000Z-121121T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...PORT ORFORD...COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 500 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST OREGON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CURRY COUNTY COAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * HEAVY RAIN MAY STRAIN SMALLER STREAMS AND DRAINAGES ACROSS THE AREA...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO FLOODING. STORM DRAINS CLOGGED BY AUTUMN LEAVES MAY EXACERBATE FLOODING ISSUES IN URBAN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON SATURATED SOILS MAY PRODUCE LANDSLIDES...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD SLUMPS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 101 IN CURRY...COOS AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE A SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES.A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ CC
462 WGUS66 KMFR 182052 FFAMFR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1252 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY... .A VERY MOIST AND SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN INTO AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON...FROM THE COAST RANGE WESTWARD...THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. ORZ023-024-190900- /O.EXA.KMFR.FA.A.0005.121120T0000Z-121121T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- 1252 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST OREGON... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY AND EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY. * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * HEAVY RAIN MAY STRAIN SMALLER STREAMS AND DRAINAGES ACROSS THE AREA...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO FLOODING. STORM DRAINS CLOGGED BY AUTUMN LEAVES MAY EXACERBATE FLOODING ISSUES IN URBAN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON SATURATED SOILS MAY PRODUCE LANDSLIDES...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD SLUMPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE A SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ ORZ021-022-190900- /O.CON.KMFR.FA.A.0005.121120T0000Z-121121T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...PORT ORFORD...COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 1252 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST OREGON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CURRY COUNTY COAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * HEAVY RAIN MAY STRAIN SMALLER STREAMS AND DRAINAGES ACROSS THE AREA...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO FLOODING. STORM DRAINS CLOGGED BY AUTUMN LEAVES MAY EXACERBATE FLOODING ISSUES IN URBAN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON SATURATED SOILS MAY PRODUCE LANDSLIDES...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD SLUMPS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 101 IN CURRY...COOS AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE A SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES.A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ SK
156 WGUS66 KMFR 190730 FFAMFR FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1130 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY... .A VERY MOIST AND SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN INTO AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON...FROM THE COAST RANGE WESTWARD...THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. ORZ021>024-191930- /O.CON.KMFR.FA.A.0005.121120T0000Z-121121T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...PORT ORFORD...COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 1130 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST OREGON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY...CURRY COUNTY COAST...EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY AND SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * HEAVY RAIN MAY STRAIN SMALLER STREAMS AND DRAINAGES ACROSS THE AREA...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO FLOODING. STORM DRAINS CLOGGED BY AUTUMN LEAVES MAY EXACERBATE FLOODING ISSUES IN URBAN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON SATURATED SOILS MAY PRODUCE LANDSLIDES...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD SLUMPS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 101 IN CURRY...COOS AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE A SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES.A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ SVEN
217 WGUS66 KMFR 191708 FFAMFR FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 908 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY... .A VERY MOIST AND SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN INTO AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON...FROM THE COAST RANGE WESTWARD...THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. ORZ021>024-200115- /O.CON.KMFR.FA.A.0005.121120T0000Z-121121T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...PORT ORFORD...COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 908 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST OREGON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY..CURRY COUNTY COAST...EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND WESTERN JOSEPHINE COUNTY AND SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. * FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * HEAVY RAIN MAY STRAIN SMALLER STREAMS AND DRAINAGES ACROSS THE AREA...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO FLOODING. STORM DRAINS CLOGGED BY AUTUMN LEAVES MAY EXACERBATE FLOODING ISSUES IN URBAN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON SATURATED SOILS MAY PRODUCE LANDSLIDES...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD SLUMPS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 101 IN CURRY...COOS AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE A SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES.A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ SK
982 WGUS66 KMFR 192217 FFAMFR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 217 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY... .A VERY MOIST AND SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN INTO AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON...FROM THE COAST RANGE WESTWARD...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ORZ022-024-192330- /O.CAN.KMFR.FA.A.0005.121120T0000Z-121121T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CURRY COUNTY COAST-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 217 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A FLOOD WARNING... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR CURRY COUNTY AND WESTERN JOSEPHINE COUNTY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A FLOOD WARNING. $$ ORZ021-023-200630- /O.EXT.KMFR.FA.A.0005.121120T0000Z-121120T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...COQUILLE 217 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST OREGON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY AND COOS COUNTY. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * HEAVY RAIN MAY STRAIN SMALLER STREAMS AND DRAINAGES ACROSS THE AREA...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO FLOODING. STORM DRAINS CLOGGED BY AUTUMN LEAVES MAY EXACERBATE FLOODING ISSUES IN URBAN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON SATURATED SOILS MAY PRODUCE LANDSLIDES...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD SLUMPS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 101 IN COOS AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE A SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES.A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ SK
756 WGUS66 KMFR 200631 FFAMFR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1031 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY... .A VERY MOIST AND SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN INTO AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ORZ021-023-201445- /O.EXT.KMFR.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-121120T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...COQUILLE 1031 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST OREGON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY AND SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. * UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY * HEAVY RAIN WILL SWELL SMALLER STREAMS AND DRAINAGES TO ACROSS THE AREA...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO FLOODING. STORM DRAINS CLOGGED BY AUTUMN LEAVES MAY EXACERBATE FLOODING ISSUES IN URBAN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON SATURATED SOILS MAY PRODUCE LANDSLIDES...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD SLUMPS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 101 IN COOS AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE A SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES.A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ BTL
420 WGUS66 KMFR 201402 FFAMFR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 602 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A VERY MOIST AND SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN INTO AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ORZ021-023-202100- /O.EXT.KMFR.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-121120T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...COQUILLE 602 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST OREGON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY AND SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. * UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON * HEAVY RAIN WILL SWELL SMALLER STREAMS AND DRAINAGES ACROSS THE AREA...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO FLOODING. STORM DRAINS CLOGGED BY AUTUMN LEAVES MAY EXACERBATE FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON SATURATED SOILS MAY PRODUCE LANDSLIDES...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD SLUMPS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 101 IN COOS AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE A SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES.A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ STOCKTON
295 WGUS66 KMFR 202052 FFAMFR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1252 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A VERY MOIST AND SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN INTO AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ORZ021-023-210500- /O.EXT.KMFR.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-121121T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...COQUILLE 1252 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST OREGON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY AND SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * HEAVY RAIN FROM EARLIER TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE RISES IN SMALLER STREAMS AND DRAINAGES ACROSS THE AREA...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO FLOODING. STORM DRAINS CLOGGED BY AUTUMN LEAVES MAY EXACERBATE FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON SATURATED SOILS MAY PRODUCE LANDSLIDES...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD SLUMPS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 101 IN COOS AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE A SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES.A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
689 WGUS66 KMFR 210332 FFAMFR FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 732 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ORZ021-023-210445- /O.CAN.KMFR.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-121121T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... BANDON...COQUILLE 732 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL BRING AROUND A HALF INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BUT THIS WILL NOT BE ENOUGH RAINFALL TO CREATE A NEW EPISODE OF FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. $$ DW
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Nov 17, 9:05 PM PST, 7 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 9:05 PM PST, 7 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
905 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012
.DISCUSSION...EVENING UPDATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS CONTINUE BEHIND THE
EXITING COLD FRONT WITH A COUPLE OF BOLTS OF LIGHTNING ON THE
SOUTHERN COAST. HAVE UPDATED TO LOWER POPS BEHIND THE FRONT AND
AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT.
.SHORT TERM...A COLD FRONT IS BISECTING THE FORECAST AREA NOW...WITH
AREAS WEST OF THE CASCADES ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE COLDER
AIR MASS. EAST OF THE CASCADES...A WARMER AIR MASS CONTINUES. A
BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT AS IT PROGRESSES EASTWARD. SNOW LEVELS ARE FALLING BEHIND THE
FRONT...AND WILL REACH SISKIYOU SUMMIT PASS LEVEL AT 4000 FEET THIS
EVENING WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW AND A COUPLE INCHES EXPECTED
THERE. SNOW WILL ALSO IMPACT HWY 140 IN THE CASCADES TONIGHT AS
WELL...WITH SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE THERE. WE WILL NOW DESCRIBE
SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY IN TERMS OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS...PRECIPITATION AND WIND.
PRECIPITATION...SUNDAY WILL FEATURE A RELATIVE BREAK IN RAINFALL.
JUST OFFSHORE...AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER(AR)...OR FETCH OF DEEP
MOISTURE...WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A VERY WET PERIOD AT THE COAST
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. MODELS HAVE TRENDED TOWARD A
LESS STATIONARY AR EVENT DURING THIS PERIOD...BUT HAVE MOSTLY
MAINTAINED QPF IN CURRY COUNTY FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST DUE TO
TENDENCY FOR MODELS TO UNDERFORECAST SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IN THESE
AREAS. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR HIGH QPF ARE ESRL REFORECAST ANALOGS
THAT SUGGEST A 90TH PERCENTILE PRECIPITATION EVENT FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR. MODERATE PRECIPITATION WILL MAINLY AFFECT AREAS WEST OF THE
CASCADES MONDAY...WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AT THE COAST. THE
ROGUE VALLEY WILL LIKELY JUST SEE INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN ON MONDAY
AS DOWNSLOPING SOUTH WINDS SHOULD CREATE SOME LOCAL DRYING.
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING WILL FEATURE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL
IN WESTERN JOSEPHINE...WESTERN SISKIYOU...AND CURRY COUNTIES. SOME
FLOODING OF CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS IS POSSIBLE DURING THESE
DRENCHING RAINS. AT THIS POINT...FLOODING IS UNLIKELY ON THE MAIN
STEM RIVERS GIVEN THAT THEY ARE STILL BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR IN TERMS OF STREAMFLOW. HOWEVER...RAPID RISES IN RIVERS ARE
STILL LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK AT ESFMFR FOR MORE
DETAILS ON THIS. PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY TAPER OFF TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...AND SNOW LEVELS WILL MONITORED TUESDAY NIGHT AS THEY
TREND DOWNWARD TOWARD HIGH PASS LEVELS. AT THIS POINT...LIMITED SNOW
IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. -SK
.WIND ISSUES...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE FRONTS WILL
BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WINDIER OVER OUR FORECAST AREA THROUGH MONDAY
AS A 130KT+ UPPER JET GRADUALLY SAGS IN OVER THE PACNW. A SERIES OF
FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT THE AREA, STARTING WITH THE THE ONE
CURRENTLY COMING ASHORE. TODAY'S FRONT IS ALREADY CREATING BREEZY
WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST SIDE AND CURRENT
PRODUCTS ADEQUATELY COVER IT. WINDS OVER THE WATERS AND COAST ARE
ALREADY SCALING BACK BEHIND THE FRONT AND WILL OVER THE REST OF THE
AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THIS BREAK WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THE
NEXT STRONGER FRONT RAPIDLY APPROACHES TOMORROW. WINDS WILL ARRIVE
OVER THE WATERS AND COAST FIRST AND MAY BE QUITE WINDY. WE ALREADY
HAVE A STORM WATCH OVER THE WATERS AND AM PLANNING A HIGH WIND WATCH
AT THE COAST FOR LATER TOMORROW. WHILE CURRENT WIND FORECASTS AT THE
COAST ARE NOT QUITE TO WARNING CRITERIA YET, THIS IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE WORTH A WATCH SINCE IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH OF AN INCREASE TO GET
THERE.
FURTHER INLAND, WINDS WILL ALSO BE RATHER GUSTY TOMORROW AND AM
PLANNING TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR MANY LOCATIONS ON THE EAST
SIDE AND THE SHASTA VALLEY. THERE ISN'T MUCH OF A BREAK BETWEEN
TOMORROW'S WINDS AND THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BIG WIND EVENT ON
MONDAY, SO WILL PROBABLY RUN THE ADVISORY RIGHT UP TO THE CURRENT
HIGH WIND WATCH. AS FOR MONDAY'S FRONT, THIS ONE CONTINUES TO LOOK
LIKE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT AS FAR AS WIND IS CONCERNED. FORECAST
NORTH-SOUTH SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE IMPRESSIVE AND THERE WILL
BE PLENTY OF MOMENTUM ALOFT TO MIX DOWN. HIGH WINDS LOOK LIKELY IN
THE USUAL LOCATIONS (COAST, SHASTA VALLEY, MOUNTAINS, AND EAST SIDE)
AND AM PLANNING TO CONTINUE WITH THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THESE
AREAS.
LOWER WEST SIDE VALLEYS WILL SEE BREEZY WINDS SUNDAY AND PROBABLY
EVEN WINDIER CONDITIONS ON MONDAY. AM NOT SEEING ANYTHING TO
INDICATE DAMAGING WINDS IN THESE LOCATIONS, BUT ADVISORIES ARE
CERTAINLY POSSIBLE FOR MONDAY. SPECIFICALLY, FORECAST PRESSURE
GRADIENTS BETWEEN REDDING AND MEDFORD ARE RUNNING AT 10-12 MB ON
MONDAY, WHICH IS IMPRESSIVE. AT THIS TIME, 925-850 MB WINDS ARE
STRONG, BUT THEY ARE NOT ALIGNED OPTIMALLY FOR HIGH WINDS IN THE
ROGUE VALLEY. HOWEVER, IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH OF A CHANGE FOR US TO
BE LOOKING AT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS (SUSTAINED 25 MPH OR GUSTS TO 40
MPH). WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THAT POTENTIAL AS THIS
UNFOLDS. -WRIGHT
.LONG TERM......WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AFTER A VERY ACTIVE
START TO THE WEEK, WEDNESDAY WILL SLOWLY BRING THE BACK EDGE OF
THE STORM SYSTEM THROUGH THE AREA. RAIN AT THE COAST AND SHOWERS
OVER THE EAST SIDE WILL SLOWLY WIND DOWN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR 5000 FEET FOR ALL WITH
TRAVEL INTERESTS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY
WEDNESDAY AS WELL, ESPECIALLY IN THE FAVORED SOUTHERLY FLOWS AREAS
SUCH AS THE SHASTA VALLEY AND SUMMER LAKE.
THE PATTERN WILL BECOME MUCH DRIER ON THANKSGIVING AS WEAK RIDGING
TRANSITS THE AREA. THIS WILL PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED BREAK IN THE
PRECIPITATION FOR MOST AREAS. BUT IT COULD SPELL SOME DENSE FOG IN
THE MORNING FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS. IT WILL ALLOW SOME WARMER AIR TO
MOVE IN, SO WE HAVE BUMPED SNOW LEVELS SNOW LEVELS UP ABOVE 7000
FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
BY FRIDAY, MODELS SHOW ANOTHER TROUGH STARTING TO SAG TOWARD THE
AREA. THE ECMWF IS FASTER WITH THIS SYSTEM BRINGING PRECIPITATION TO
THE COAST BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE GFS ON THE OTHER HAND KEEPS THE
POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH OFFSHORE UNTIL LATE SATURDAY. WITH THIS IN
MIND, WE TRIMMED BACK POPS OVER THE EAST SIDE AND KEPT THINGS JUST
ABOVE CLIMO FOR AREAS WEST OF THE CASCADES. SNOW LEVELS WILL
CONTINUE TO REMAIN ABOVE MAJOR PASS LEVEL THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF
THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE WEST SIDE
THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL PROGRESS THROUGH THE EAST SIDE TONIGHT.
MOSTLY MVFR CONDITIONS ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF
IFR CONDITIONS IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. FREEZING LEVELS ARE DROPPING
FROM 6000 FEET AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO 3000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT.
TONIGHT...SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE EAST SIDE...AND TERMINALS
THERE WILL BECOME MVFR WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF IFR. MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATION WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE
NIGHT. TONIGHT ON THE WEST SIDE...A MIX OF VFR AND MVFR CEILINGS
ARE LIKELY. WINDS SUNDAY WILL GRADUALLY RAMP UP AHEAD OF THE NEXT
STRONG FRONT WITH MONDAY EXPECTED TO EASILY BE THE WINDIEST DAY
THUS FAR IN THE WET SEASON...AND POSSIBLY WINDIER THAN ALL OF LAST
YEAR...SO WIDESPREAD TURBULENCE IS EXPECTED.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR ORZ030-031.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR
ORZ030-031.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
ORZ029>031.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR
ORZ021-022-024.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR ORZ021-022-024.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR ORZ027-028.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
CAZ085.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR CAZ080-082-083.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 5500
FEET FOR CAZ082-083.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ081.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR CAZ081.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR CAZ081.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 4:36 PM PST | Storm Warning | MFR | 52 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:13 AM PST | High Surf Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 41 hr |
| Nov 18, 4:54 AM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more | 58 hr |
| Nov 18, 11:43 AM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 27 hr |
| Nov 18, 3:03 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath | 69 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.