Alert archive / Oregon / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 26, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Dec 4, 2012, 1:00 PM PST for Siskiyou County, California; Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It was in force for 107 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2012, 1:00 PM PST (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2012, 2:47 PM PST
- In force
- 107 min
- 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 20:59 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 902 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 535 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 826 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
005 WWUS76 KMFR 042100 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 100 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ORZ026-042200- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121204T2100Z/ JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ASHLAND 100 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE ROGUE VALLEY BUT WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ ORZ030-031-050300- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0026.121204T2100Z-121205T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121205T0300Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 100 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PAISLEY AND MUCH OF HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN LAKEVIEW AND SILVER LAKE. * ADVISORY LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALL LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS OF EASTERN KLAMATH AND LAKE COUNTIES...INCLUDING LAKEVIEW. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS AND ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. LOOSE ITEMS MAY BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND AND BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ081-050000- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0026.121204T2100Z-121205T0000Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 100 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS... SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEED. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE ITEMS MAY BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND AND BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR 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. && $$ CAZ084-085-ORZ029-050300- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121205T0300Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTAMONT... KLAMATH FALLS 100 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...TULELAKE... DORRIS. * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. EXPOSED AND EAST WEST ORIENTED SECTIONS OF AREA HIGHWAYS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SK
1 follow-up statement
004 WWUS76 KMFR 042247 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 247 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ORZ030-031-050600- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-121205T0300Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-121205T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121205T0600Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE SUMMER LAKE AREA 247 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN LAKEVIEW AND SILVER LAKE. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED AREAS AND ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 31. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR 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. && $$ CAZ081-050600- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-121205T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-121205T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121205T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 247 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 NEAR WEED. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NEAR WEED. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ084-085-ORZ029-050000- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121205T0300Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTAMONT... KLAMATH FALLS 247 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE AREA. $$ SK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 4:02 PM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Curry, Josephine | 44 hr |
| Dec 3, 4:02 PM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 36 hr |
| Dec 3, 4:02 PM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 36 hr |
| Dec 4, 8:52 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 8 hr | |
| Dec 4, 10:49 AM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Douglas | 12 hr |
| Dec 4, 10:49 AM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Douglas | 24 hr |
| Dec 4, 10:49 AM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Douglas | 24 hr |
Nearby
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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.