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Winter Storm Watch 22, NWS Medford, OR

December 23, 20125 counties in Oregon; Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this winter storm watch at Dec 23, 2012, 4:20 PM PST for 5 counties in Oregon; Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 23, 2012, 4:20 PM PST (00:20 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 25, 2012, 4:00 AM PST
Expired: Dec 24, 2012, 2:23 PM PST
In force
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 00:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Dec 23, 4:02 PM PST, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 4:02 PM PST, 18 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 23, 10:40 AM PST, 5 hours 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1040 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1039 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 5 NW ASHLAND            42.24N 122.77W
12/23/2012  M35 MPH          JACKSON            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SUSTAINED WIND SOUTH 25 MPH.

&&

DW

Local storm report, Dec 23, 10:55 AM PST, 5 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1055 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1055 AM     SNOW             ALTURAS                 41.49N 120.54W
12/23/2012  M2.0 INCH        MODOC              CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SNOW DURATION 1 HOUR

&&

IRIS SYSTEM

Local storm report, Dec 23, 10:59 AM PST, 5 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1059 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1059 AM     SNOW             4 E KLAMATH FALLS       42.21N 121.70W
12/23/2012  M1.5 INCH        KLAMATH            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5 HOUR TOTAL.

&&

BPN

Local storm report, Dec 23, 12:11 PM PST, 4 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1211 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1205 PM     HEAVY SNOW       MOUNT SHASTA            41.32N 122.31W
12/23/2012  M3.5 INCH        SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SINCE 0845 PST

&&

IRIS SYSTEM

Local storm report, Dec 23, 12:30 PM PST, 3 hours 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1230 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 AM     SNOW             MOUNT SHASTA            41.32N 122.31W
12/23/2012  M12.0 INCH       SISKIYOU           CA   COOP OBSERVER

            50 INCHES SINCE DEC 19. 30 INCH SNOW DEPTH
            ON GROUND. SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS

&&

IRIS SYSTEM

Local storm report, Dec 23, 2:58 PM PST, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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The 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 Weather Advisory	MFR	Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more	12 hr
Dec 24, 2:50 AM PST	Storm Watch	MFR		12 hr
Dec 24, 2:23 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	MFR	Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake	25 hr
Dec 24, 2:23 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	MFR	Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and 1 more	62 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 Watches in Oregon, 2012 Winter Storm Watches in California, 2012 Every winter storm watch 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.