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High Wind Warning 12, NWS Medford, OR

March 14, 20125 counties in Oregon; Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Mar 14, 2012, 3:32 AM PDT for 5 counties in Oregon; Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Mar 14, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 29 hr. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 14, 2012, 3:32 AM PDT (10:32 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 14, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 16, 2012, 3:45 AM PDT
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Siskiyou County, CA, Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 15, 7:04 AM PDTHEAVY RAIN 1.53Ssw Gold Beach, OR5AM-5AM WIND GUSTS EST 50-60MPH
Mar 15, 7:26 AM PDTHEAVY RAIN 1.57Ne Brookings, OR7AM-7AM
Mar 15, 9:49 AM PDTHEAVY RAIN 22 Ese Brookings, OR
Mar 15, 10:05 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 40Ophir, OR
Mar 15, 12:00 PM PDTHEAVY RAIN 35 Nnw Brookings, ORACCUMULATION THROUGH 12PM
Mar 15, 12:07 PM PDTHEAVY RAIN 2.44Wnw Port Orford, OR24 HOUR ACCUMULATION
Mar 15, 5:24 PM PDTHEAVY RAIN 1.151 Wnw Coos Bay, OR10 HOUR ACCUMULATION
Mar 15, 6:05 PM PDTHEAVY RAIN 1.92 E Scottsburg, OR1.9 INCHES PAST 24 HOURS 6PM-6PM.
Mar 15, 7:00 PM PDTHEAVY RAIN 1.78Ne Brookings, OR12 HOUR AMOUNT.

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 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 35 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 00:00Z on 2012-03-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 11 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2012-03-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 143 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1204 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
143 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
292 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

444 
WWUS76 KMFR 141032
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
332 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012

...ANOTHER STORM BRINGS HIGH WINDS TO THE REGION TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...

.ANOTHER STRONG STORM MOVES INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...BRINGING
STRONG WINDS FIRST TO THE COAST...MOVING INLAND BY THURSDAY
MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY ABOVE PASS LEVELS UNTIL
THURSDAY EVENING.

ORZ021-022-142245-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0012.120315T0600Z-120316T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH BEND...BANDON...PORT ORFORD
332 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY STRONGER TODAY..PEAKING
  AROUND MID THURSDAY MORNING...THEN DROPPING OFF TO 15 TO 25 MPH
  LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...BANDON...PORT ORFORD. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE FROM CAPE FERRELO TO CAPE ARAGO

* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY
  RAIN...CAUSING TREES TO TOPPLE...POWER OUTAGES AND POSSIBLE
  SLIDES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG
HIGHWAY 101.

&&

$$

CAZ081-142245-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0010.120315T1500Z-120316T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
332 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING...DIMINISHING
  THURSDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DRIVING
  DIFFICULTIES. OPEN BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ030-031-142245-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0010.120315T1200Z-120316T0600Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW
332 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY SUNRISE THURSDAY..DECREASING

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKEVIEW. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE
  SUMMER LAKE AREA.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY
  DRIVING...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

SVEN
5 follow-up statements
131 
WWUS76 KMFR 142125
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
225 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012

...ANOTHER STORM BRINGS HIGH WINDS TO THE REGION TONIGHT INTO
   THURSDAY...

.ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL APPROACH THE COAST TONIGHT AND MOVE
ONSHORE THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP AT THE 
COAST TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD INLAND TO THE SHASTA VALLEY AND AREAS
EAST OF THE CASCADES THURSDAY. 

CAZ081-151030-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0010.120315T1500Z-120316T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0012.120315T1500Z-120316T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
225 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING...THEN DIMINISH BY
  THURSDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULTIES. OPEN BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. 

&&

$$

ORZ030-031-151030-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0010.120315T1200Z-120316T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KMFR.HW.W.0012.120315T1200Z-120316T1200Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
225 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM PDT
   FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM PDT
FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY SUNRISE THURSDAY AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKEVIEW. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 
  SUMMER LAKE AREA.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING...
  ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-151030-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.120315T0600Z-120316T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH BEND...BANDON...PORT ORFORD
225 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
   5 PM PDT THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...PEAK MID-
  MORNING THURSDAY...THEN DIMINISH BY THURSDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...BANDON...PORT ORFORD. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM CAPE FERRELO TO CAPE ARAGO AND AT
  EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY 
  HEAVY RAIN...CAUSING TREES TO TOPPLE...POWER OUTAGES AND 
  POSSIBLE SLIDES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

STOCKTON
127 
WWUS76 KMFR 151001
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
301 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...ANOTHER STORM BRINGS HIGH WINDS TO THE REGION TONIGHT INTO   
THURSDAY...

.ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL APPROACH THE COAST TONIGHT AND MOVE
ONSHORE THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP AT THE
COAST TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD INLAND TO THE SHASTA VALLEY AND AREAS
EAST OF THE CASCADES THURSDAY.

CAZ081-152215-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0012.120315T1500Z-120316T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
301 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING...THEN DIMINISH
  BY THURSDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULTIES. OPEN BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-152215-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120316T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH BEND...BANDON...PORT ORFORD
301 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...PEAK 
  MID-MORNING THURSDAY...THEN DIMINISH BY THURSDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...BANDON...PORT ORFORD. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM CAPE FERRELO TO CAPE ARAGO AND 
  AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101.

* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY 
  HEAVY RAIN...CAUSING TREES TO TOPPLE...POWER OUTAGES AND 
  POSSIBLE SLIDES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

ORZ030-031-152215-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.120315T1200Z-120316T1200Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
301 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY SUNRISE THURSDAY AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKEVIEW. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN 
  THE SUMMER LAKE AREA. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING...
   ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

SVEN
000
WWUS76 KMFR 152103
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
203 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...ANOTHER STORM BRINGS HIGH WINDS TO THE REGION TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...

.ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL APPROACH THE COAST TONIGHT AND MOVE
ONSHORE THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP AT THE
COAST TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD INLAND TO THE SHASTA VALLEY AND AREAS
EAST OF THE CASCADES THURSDAY.

CAZ081-160515-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120316T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0016.120315T2103Z-120316T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
203 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 


* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS EVENING...THEN WILL
  DECREASE TONIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULTIES. OPEN BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-160000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120316T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH BEND...BANDON...PORT ORFORD
203 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... THEN DIMINISH
  BY THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTH BEND...BANDON...PORT ORFORD.

* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY 
  HEAVY RAIN...CAUSING TREES TO TOPPLE...POWER OUTAGES AND 
  POSSIBLE SLIDES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

ORZ030-031-160515-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120316T1200Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
203 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE
  FRIDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKEVIEW. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN 
  THE SUMMER LAKE AREA.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING...
   ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

PETRUCELLI
329 
WWUS76 KMFR 160301
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
801 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...ANOTHER STORM BRINGS HIGH WINDS TO THE REGION TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...

.ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL APPROACH THE COAST TONIGHT AND MOVE
ONSHORE THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD INLAND TO AREAS EAST OF
THE CASCADES THURSDAY.

CAZ081-160415-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120316T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
801 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

$$

ORZ030-031-161200-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120316T1200Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
801 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE 
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKEVIEW. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN 
  THE SUMMER LAKE AREA.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING...
  ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$
218 
WWUS76 KMFR 161045
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
345 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP LATER TODAY...BRINGING
STRONG WINDS TO THE SHASTA VALLEY AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS
AT THE COAST...


ORZ030-031-161145-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120316T1200Z/
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
345 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW WARNING AND
ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

CAZ081-162245-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0017.120317T0000Z-120317T0600Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
345 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS
  EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 5 WILL BECOME DIFFICULT DURING
  THE EVENING DUE TO VERY GUSTY WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-162245-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0011.120317T0000Z-120317T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
345 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...WINDS COULD INCREASE AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
  60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING THIS
  EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROOKINGS...BANDON...AND HIGHWAY 101.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 101 COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY
  IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS LATER TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

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SK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 3:32 AM PDTHigh Wind WatchMFRKlamath, Lake11 hr
Mar 14, 4:10 AM PDTStorm WatchMFR11 hr
Mar 14, 10:46 AM PDTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas33 hr
Mar 14, 10:46 AM PDTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas33 hr
Mar 14, 3:03 PM PDTStorm WarningMFR23 hr
Mar 14, 2:26 PM PDTWinter Storm WatchMFRSiskiyou24 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Oregon, 2012High Wind Warnings in California, 2012Every high wind 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.