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Winter Storm Warning 14, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this winter storm warning at Dec 24, 2012, 2:23 PM PST for Siskiyou County, California; 5 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 8 hr. 1 report 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 24, 2012, 2:23 PM PST (22:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2012, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 3:00 PM PST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Siskiyou County, CA, Douglas County, OR, Jackson County, OR, Josephine County, OR, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 8:35 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 2 Ne Seiad Valley, CA | NEW SNOW. 8 INCH SNOW DEPTH. ROCK SLIDE 3 EAST OF HAPPY CAMP, TRAFFIC RESTRICTED TO 1 LANE. |
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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 42 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 749 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
895 WWUS46 KMFR 242223 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 223 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ORZ027-250630- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0022.121225T1200Z-121226T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0014.121225T1500Z-121226T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE 223 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE. * 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 AT WILLAMETTE PASS...AND HIGHWAY 138 AT DIAMOND LAKE 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. && $$ ORZ028-250630- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0022.121225T1200Z-121226T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0014.121225T1500Z-121226T1200Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOWARD PRAIRIE 223 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HOWARD PRAIRIE. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 NEAR SISKIYOU SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 66 AND HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ030-250630- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0022.121225T1200Z-121226T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0014.121225T1500Z-121226T1200Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST 223 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...EXCEPT 4 TO 8 INCHES NEAR CHEMULT ARE EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 140...HIGHWAY 97... AND NORTHERN 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 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. && $$ CAZ080-250630- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0022.121225T1200Z-121226T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0014.121225T1500Z-121226T0600Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 223 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: RURAL AREAS WEST OF THE SHASTA VALLEY. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY... INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 3 FROM FORT JONES TO CALLAHAN. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ082-083-250630- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0022.121225T1200Z-121226T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0014.121225T1500Z-121226T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...MCCLOUD 223 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...MCCLOUD. * 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. && $$ CAZ084-ORZ029-250630- /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121225T1500Z-121226T0600Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DORRIS...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS 223 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDDAY TUESDAY AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...DORRIS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 140...HIGHWAY 97...AND HIGHWAY 139. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
3 follow-up statements
782 WWUS46 KMFR 250619 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1019 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ORZ027-028-251500- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0014.121225T1500Z-121226T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121225T1200Z-121227T0600Z/ 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 1019 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...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 FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ANOTHER STORM WILL FOLLOW CLOSE BEHIND WITH ANOTHER 5 TO 10 INCHES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE... SISKIYOU SUMMIT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THEN BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 OVER SISKIYOU SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 62 NEAR UNION CREEK AND CRATER LAKE...HIGHWAY 230...HIGHWAY 58 AT WILLAMETTE PASS...AND HIGHWAY 138 AT DIAMOND LAKE 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. && $$ ORZ030-251500- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0014.121225T1500Z-121226T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121225T1200Z-121227T0600Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER 1019 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS DOWNGRADED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING EXCEPT FOR 6 TO 10 INCHES IN NORTHERN KLAMATH COUNTY. ANOTHER STORM WILL FOLLOW CLOSE BEHIND WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING EXCEPT 3 TO 6 INCHES IN NORTHERN KLAMATH COUNTY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THEN BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 140...HIGHWAY 97...AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 31. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ082-083-251500- /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121226T0600Z-121227T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0014.121225T1500Z-121226T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT 1019 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ANOTHER STORM WILL FOLLOW CLOSE BEHIND WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE MOST INTENSE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND LEAST INTENSE WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THEN DECREASING AND BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 5 INCLUDING BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT...AND HIGHWAY 89 INCLUDING SNOWMAN 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ080-251500- /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121226T0600Z-121227T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0014.121225T1500Z-121226T0600Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 1019 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...EXCEPT 5 TO 12 INCHES ON THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. ANOTHER STORM WILL FOLLOW CLOSE BEHIND WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...COLD AIR TRAPPED IN NARROW VALLEYS COULD CAUSE SNOW LEVELS LOCALLY DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE WARMER AIR FILTERS IN AFTER 10 AM PST. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDDAY TUESDAY AND EARLY EVENING WITH THE SNOW LEVEL BRIEFLY RISING TO AROUND 3500 FEET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 3 INCLUDING FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...AND HIGHWAY 96. * 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ085-251500- /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121225T1800Z-121226T1200Z/ MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALTURAS 1019 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT EXCEPT 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTURAS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 299 INCLUDING CEDAR MOUNTAIN PASS...HIGHWAY 139...AND HIGHWAY 395. * 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 MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ023>026-251500- /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121225T1200Z-121227T0600Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- 1019 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ANOTHER STORM WILL FOLLOW CLOSE BEHIND WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE SNOW LEVEL AROUND 2000 TO 2500 FEET LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...COLD AIR TRAPPED IN VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY WILL PRODUCE SNOW LEVELS LOCALLY DOWN TO 1500 FEET TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE WARMER AIR FILTERS IN AFTER 10 AM PST. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDDAY TUESDAY AND EARLY EVENING THEN ALSO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HAYES HILL...PROSPECT...CAMAS MOUNTAIN AND TOKETEE FALLS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 138 AND POSSIBLY INCLUDING HIGHWAY 199 AT HAYES HILL SUMMIT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ031-251500- /O.EXA.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121225T1500Z-121226T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW 1019 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDDAY TUESDAY AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKEVIEW. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 140 INCLUDING WARNER MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 31...AND HIGHWAY 395. * 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 MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ081-251500- /O.EXA.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121225T1500Z-121226T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1019 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN IN THE FOOTHILLS TUESDAY MORNING BUT STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DELAY THE ONSET OF SNOWFALL IN THE SHASTA VALLEY UNTIL NEAR MIDDAY TUESDAY AND RESULT IN A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...STRONGEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 5 INCLUDING ANDERSON GRADE SUMMIT...EASTERN PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 3...AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 96. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ084-ORZ029-251500- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121225T1500Z-121226T0600Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DORRIS...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS 1019 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDDAY TUESDAY AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...DORRIS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 66...HIGHWAY 97...HIGHWAY 140...HIGHWAY 70...HIGHWAY 39 AND...HIGHWAY 139. * 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 MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ DW
466 WWUS46 KMFR 251446 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 646 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 CAZ082-083-252300- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0014.121225T1500Z-121226T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121226T0600Z-121227T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT 646 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER STORM WILL FOLLOW CLOSE BEHIND WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE MOST INTENSE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND LEAST INTENSE WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DECREASING AND BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 5 INCLUDING BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT...AND HIGHWAY 89 INCLUDING SNOWMAN 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ080-252300- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0014.121225T1500Z-121226T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121226T0600Z-121227T0600Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 646 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...EXCEPT 5 TO 12 INCHES ON THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. ANOTHER STORM WILL FOLLOW CLOSE BEHIND WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...COLD AIR TRAPPED IN NARROW VALLEYS COULD CAUSE SNOW LEVELS LOCALLY DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS THIS MORNING BEFORE WARMER AIR FILTERS IN AFTER 10 AM PST. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDDAY AND EARLY EVENING WITH THE SNOW LEVEL BRIEFLY RISING TO AROUND 3500 FEET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 3 INCLUDING FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...AND HIGHWAY 96. * 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ027-028-252300- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 646 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER STORM WILL FOLLOW CLOSE BEHIND WITH ANOTHER 5 TO 10 INCHES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE... SISKIYOU SUMMIT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 OVER SISKIYOU SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 62 NEAR UNION CREEK AND CRATER LAKE... HIGHWAY 230...HIGHWAY 58 AT WILLAMETTE PASS...AND HIGHWAY 138 AT DIAMOND LAKE SUMMIT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ ORZ030-252300- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER 646 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING EXCEPT FOR 6 TO 10 INCHES IN NORTHERN KLAMATH COUNTY. ANOTHER STORM WILL FOLLOW CLOSE BEHIND WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING EXCEPT 3 TO 6 INCHES IN NORTHERN KLAMATH COUNTY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 140...HIGHWAY 97... AND NORTHERN 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 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. && $$ CAZ084-ORZ029-252300- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121225T1500Z-121226T0600Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DORRIS...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS 646 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDDAY AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...DORRIS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 66...HIGHWAY 97... HIGHWAY 140...HIGHWAY 70...HIGHWAY 39 AND...HIGHWAY 139. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ031-252300- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121225T1500Z-121226T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEVIEW 646 AM PST TUE DEC 25 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...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDDAY AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKEVIEW. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 140 INCLUDING WARNER MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 31...AND HIGHWAY 395. * 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 MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ085-252300- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121225T1800Z-121226T1200Z/ MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALTURAS 646 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT EXCEPT 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTURAS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 299 INCLUDING CEDAR MOUNTAIN PASS...HIGHWAY 139...AND HIGHWAY 395. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ081-252300- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121225T1500Z-121226T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 646 AM PST TUE DEC 25 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 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN IN THE FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING BUT STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DELAY THE ONSET OF SNOWFALL IN THE SHASTA VALLEY UNTIL NEAR MIDDAY THIS AND RESULT IN A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...STRONGEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 5 INCLUDING ANDERSON GRADE SUMMIT...EASTERN PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 3...AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 96. * 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 MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ023>026-252300- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- 646 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER STORM WILL FOLLOW CLOSE BEHIND WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE SNOW LEVEL AROUND 2000 TO 2500 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...COLD AIR TRAPPED IN VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY WILL PRODUCE SNOW LEVELS LOCALLY DOWN TO 1500 FEET THIS MORNING BEFORE WARMER AIR FILTERS IN AFTER 10 AM PST. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDDAY AND EARLY EVENING THEN ALSO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HAYES HILL...PROSPECT...CAMAS MOUNTAIN AND TOKETEE FALLS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 138 AND POSSIBLY INCLUDING HIGHWAY 199 AT HAYES HILL SUMMIT EARLY THIS MORNING. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ FB
277 WWUS46 KMFR 252300 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 300 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 CAZ082-083-260700- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121226T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121225T2300Z-121227T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT 300 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS DOWNGRADED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS DOWNGRADED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THEN ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 5 INCLUDING BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT...AND HIGHWAY 89 INCLUDING SNOWMAN 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 MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ080-260700- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121226T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.121225T2300Z-121227T0600Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 300 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS DOWNGRADED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS DOWNGRADED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET TONIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 INCHES ON THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT INCREASE AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 3 INCLUDING FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...AND HIGHWAY 96. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ084-ORZ029-031-260000- /O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121226T0600Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DORRIS...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS... LAKEVIEW 300 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF SNOW TONIGHT WITH ONLY UP TO 2 INCHES OF NEW ACCUMULATION. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH ANOTHER ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 2 INCHES. $$ CAZ085-260000- /O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALTURAS 300 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF SNOW TONIGHT WITH ONLY UP TO 2 INCHES OF NEW ACCUMULATION. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH ANOTHER ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 2 INCHES. $$ ORZ030-260300- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121226T0300Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST 300 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF UP TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 140...HIGHWAY 97...AND NORTHERN 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 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. && $$ CAZ081-260300- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121226T0300Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 300 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH OF NEW ACCUMULATION THIS EVENING...MAINLY IN THE FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. ANOTHER PERIOD OF SNOW IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH UP TO 2 INCHES OF NEW ACCUMULATION. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS EVENING...STRONGEST IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SHASTA VALLEY NEAR WEED. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 5 INCLUDING ANDERSON GRADE SUMMIT...EASTERN PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 3...AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 96. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ027-028-260700- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/ 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 300 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE CASCADES TONIGHT. ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES IS FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. *TIMING...SNOW WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS EVENING THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE... SISKIYOU SUMMIT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 OVER SISKIYOU SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 62 NEAR UNION CREEK AND CRATER LAKE... HIGHWAY 230...HIGHWAY 58 AT WILLAMETTE PASS...AND HIGHWAY 138 AT DIAMOND LAKE 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. && $$ ORZ023>026-260700- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS 300 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH THE SNOW LEVEL AT 2000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT THEN INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HAYES HILL...PROSPECT...CAMAS MOUNTAIN AND TOKETEE FALLS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 138. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ DW
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 24, 9:18 AM PST, 5 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 9:18 AM PST, 5 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
918 AM PST MON DEC 24 2012
.DISCUSSION...SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ROGUE VALLEY THIS
MORNING WITH FREEZING FOG...AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAUSING ICY
ROADS FROM RECENT RAINFALL. HAVE ISSUED NOWCASTS TO DESCRIBE THIS
SITUATION.
AFTER THIS MORNING THE FOCUS IS ON THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT IS
IN EFFECT. THE 12Z GFS AND NAM SHOW SIMILAR PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS
ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW COULD BE BETWEEN 10 AND 18
INCHES ACROSS THE CASCADES...6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE SISKIYOUS...6 TO
12 INCHES IN THE MT. SHASTA REGION...6 TO 18 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY...AND A FEW INCHES FOR THE
EAST SIDE VALLEYS. AM LEANING TOWARD UPGRADING THE CURRENT WATCH
AREA TO WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS DESPITE
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAINLY BELOW THE WARNING THRESHOLDS.
WILL HAVE TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT SNOW LEVELS...ESPECIALLY FOR
THE INLAND WESTSIDE VALLEYS...FOR TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE NEAR FREEZING...BUT SNOW LEVELS SHOULD RISE AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT LATER TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WILL
ALSO LOOK AT ISSUING A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE COAST AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY MORNING BUT WILL COORDINATE WITH
NEIGHBORING OFFICES FIRST. IT SEEMS RELATIVELY QUIET VERSUS THE
WEATHER WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PAST WEEK.
SANDLER
&&
.AVIATION...LIFR ACROSS PARTS OF THE OREGON WESTSIDE VALLEYS WITH
FREEZING FOG OCCURRING THIS MORNING. MOST AREAS HAD VFR
CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED MVFR CEILINGS EXISTED. ANOTHER
WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL LOWER CEILINGS AND
VISIBILITIES TONIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS WEST
OF THE CASCADES BY TUESDAY MORNING.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 329 AM PST MON DEC 24 2012/
DISCUSSION...WE'LL FINALLY CATCH A BREAK IN THE WEATHER FOR
CHRISTMAS EVE. THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS. THE BAD NEWS IS THAT ANOTHER
STORM IS PROJECTED TO REACH THE OREGON COAST LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND TUESDAY. UNLIKE THE LAST FEW EVENTS...SNOW
LEVELS SHOULD BE HIGHER...SO THE SNOW IMPACT WEST OF THE CASCADES
WILL NOT BE AS GREAT. UNFORTUNATELY...THEY WILL REMAIN LOW ENOUGH
WHERE SNOW WILL BE A CONCERN ALONG THE CASCADES...SISKIYOUS...AROUND
THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA AND EAST OF THE CASCADES. A WINTER STORM WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS AND ABOVE 3500 FEET
FOR WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY. THE QUESTION WILL BE HOW MUCH SNOW
THESE AREAS WILL GET. THE NAM AND GFS SUGGEST SNOW LEVELS COULD JUMP
UP SOME LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON WHICH WOULD LOWER THE
SNOW RATIOS AND THUS SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
ANY INCREASE IN SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BRIEF AND THEY ARE EXPECTED TO
FALL TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT AND AS COLD AIR
ALOFT MOVES OVERHEAD. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE
FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY WITH PLENTY OF INSTABILITY SHOWERS MOST OF
WHICH SHOULD BE CONCENTRATED ALONG THE CASCADES DUE TO MOIST UPSLOPE
FLOW.
THE UPPER TROUGH GRADUALLY MOVES EAST THURSDAY WITH GRADUALLY
IMPROVING CONDITIONS. WE'LL STILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH SCATTERED RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS...BUT THEY SHOULD DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE
UPPER TROUGH SHIFTS EAST.
AFTER THURSDAY...THE EC AND GFS SHOWS SHORTWAVE RIDGING BUILDING
INTO THE AREA WITH DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED. THEN ANOTHER UPPER LOW
WILL MOVE TOWARDS 40N/130W. THE MODELS DIFFER IN HOW THIS WILL TRACK
ONCE IT REACHES 40N/130W. THE EC SHOWS THE LOW DROPPING SOUTH WHICH
WILL KEEP MOST IF NOT THE WHOLE AREA DRY. IN CONTRAST THE GFS BRINGS
THE LOW CLOSER TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA WITH PRECIPITATION MOVING
INTO SOUTHWEST OREGON THEN TRACKING SOUTH. EITHER WAY IT LOOKS LIKE
THE IMPACT SHOULD BE MINIMAL COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE HAD THE LAST
SEVERAL DAYS. -PETRUCELLI
AVIATION...THE WORST CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WILL LIKELY BE OVER THE
CASCADES WHERE WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION CONTINUES...AND
OVER THE MODOC COUNTY AREA WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY
IS LIKELY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WITH SNOW COVERED HILLSIDES
RINGING ALL OF THE WEST SIDE VALLEYS INCREASING COLD DRAINAGE FLOW
INTO THE VALLEYS...AM EXPECTING AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS WITH THE
POTENTIAL OF FOG AND FREEZING FOG IN THE WEST SIDE VALLEYS THIS
MORNING WITH MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS. SOUTH WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF
THE NEXT SYSTEM HELPING TO CLEAR MUCH OF THE LOW CLOUDS OUT BY LATE
MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
FOR ORZ030.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
FOR ORZ028.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
FOR ORZ027.
CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR FOR CAZ080.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
FOR CAZ082-083.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
PZZ350-356-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST
TUESDAY FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
PZZ370.
GALE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR
PZZ370.
RES/RES/CMCIn the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 24, 9:13 AM PST, 5 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
913 AM PST MON DEC 24 2012
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0913 AM FREEZING RAIN 2 NE SEIAD VALLEY 41.86N 123.16W
12/24/2012 M0.03 INCH SISKIYOU CA TRAINED SPOTTER
ROADS ICY. FREEZING RAIN DURATION 12 HOURS
&&
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Dec 24, 10:53 AM PST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1053 AM PST MON DEC 24 2012
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM SNOW 4 SW WEED 41.37N 122.43W
12/24/2012 M6.0 INCH SISKIYOU CA TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS
&&
IRIS SYSTEMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 4:20 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 22 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:20 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 12 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:23 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 62 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:50 AM PST | Storm Watch | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 2:31 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 22 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:42 PM PST | Storm Warning | MFR | 22 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Oregon, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2012Every winter storm 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.