Alert archive / Oregon / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Feb 21, 2012, 2:42 PM PST for Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Feb 22, 2012, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2012, 2:42 PM PST (22:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2012, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2012, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
County Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 207 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 448 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
097 WWUS76 KMFR 212242 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 242 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ORZ031-221200- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0008.120222T1200Z-120223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0010.120222T1500Z-120223T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 242 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...EXCEPT GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH AROUND SUMMER LAKE AND HART MOUNTAIN. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL MAXIMIZE BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE AND PAISLEY AND THE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 31 IN BETWEEN. * LOCATIONS IN THE WIND ADVISORY INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...CHRISTMAS VALLEY...HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF VALLEY FALLS...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST LAKE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BREAK LARGE TREES AND MAY ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ027-029-030-221200- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0010.120222T1500Z-120223T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRESCENT 242 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL MAXIMIZE BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRESCENT...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN LA PINE AND SILVER LAKE. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR DIFFICULTIES DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ STAVISH
4 follow-up statements
258 WWUS76 KMFR 212311 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 311 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ORZ027-220015- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0010.120222T1500Z-120223T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- 311 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE ADVISORY FOR ZONE 027 WAS ISSUED INADVERTENTLY. THERE IS NO ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES. $$ ORZ031-221200- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0008.120222T1200Z-120223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0010.120222T1500Z-120223T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 311 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH... EXCEPT GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH AROUND SUMMER LAKE AND HART MOUNTAIN. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL MAXIMIZE BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE AND PAISLEY AND THE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 31 IN BETWEEN. * LOCATIONS IN THE WIND ADVISORY INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...CHRISTMAS VALLEY...HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF VALLEY FALLS...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST LAKE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BREAK LARGE TREES AND MAY ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ029-030-221200- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0010.120222T1500Z-120223T0300Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRESCENT 311 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL MAXIMIZE BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRESCENT...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN LA PINE AND SILVER LAKE. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR DIFFICULTIES DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ STAVISH
010 WWUS76 KMFR 221040 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 240 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ORZ031-222300- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0008.120222T1200Z-120223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0010.120222T1500Z-120223T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 240 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH... EXCEPT GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH AROUND SUMMER LAKE AND HART MOUNTAIN. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS MORNING AND WILL BECOME STRONGEST BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE AND PAISLEY AND THE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 31 IN BETWEEN. * LOCATIONS IN THE WIND ADVISORY INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...CHRISTMAS VALLEY...HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF VALLEY FALLS...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST LAKE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BREAK LARGE TREES AND MAY ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ029-030-222300- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0010.120222T1500Z-120223T0300Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRESCENT 240 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL PEAK BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRESCENT...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN LA PINE AND SILVER LAKE. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR DIFFICULTIES DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FB
770 WWUS76 KMFR 221720 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 920 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ORZ031-230130- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120223T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 920 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH... EXCEPT GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH AROUND SUMMER LAKE AND HART MOUNTAIN. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS MORNING AND WILL BECOME STRONGEST BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE AND PAISLEY AND THE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 31 IN BETWEEN. * LOCATIONS IN THE WIND ADVISORY INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...CHRISTMAS VALLEY...HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF VALLEY FALLS...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST LAKE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BREAK LARGE TREES AND MAY ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ029-030-230130- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120223T0300Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRESCENT 920 AM PST WED FEB 22 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...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL PEAK BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRESCENT...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN LA PINE AND SILVER LAKE. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR DIFFICULTIES DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
787 WWUS76 KMFR 222209 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 209 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ORZ031-230300- /O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120223T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120223T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 209 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH... EXCEPT GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH AROUND SUMMER LAKE AND HART MOUNTAIN. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING INCLUDE: SUMMER LAKE AND PAISLEY AND THE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 31 IN BETWEEN. * LOCATIONS IN THE WIND ADVISORY INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...CHRISTMAS VALLEY...HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF VALLEY FALLS...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST LAKE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BREAK LARGE TREES AND MAY ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ029-030-230300- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120223T0300Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRESCENT 209 PM PST WED FEB 22 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...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRESCENT...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN LA PINE AND SILVER LAKE. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR DIFFICULTIES DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2:42 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lake | 28 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Oregon, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.