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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Feb 18, 2014, 3:00 AM PST for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Feb 18, 2014, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 9 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 18, 2014, 3:00 AM PST (11:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2014, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2014, 12:40 AM PST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:01 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 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 1183 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 516 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
946 WWUS76 KMFR 181100 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 300 AM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ORZ030-031-190000- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0007.140219T0000Z-140219T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0009.140219T0000Z-140219T0900Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 300 AM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA. SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SUMMER LAKE AREA. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 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. && $$ CAZ085-190000- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0009.140219T0000Z-140219T0900Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 300 AM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER THE WARNER MOUNTAIN RANGE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ STOCKTON
2 follow-up statements
411 WWUS76 KMFR 182216 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 216 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ORZ030-031-190900- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0007.140219T0000Z-140219T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0009.140219T0000Z-140219T0900Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 216 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA. SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...SILVER LAKE AREA AND THE HART MOUNTAIN REFUGE FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND REMAINDER OF LAKE COUNTY FOR THE WIND ADVISORY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SILVER LAKE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 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. && $$ CAZ085-190900- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0009.140219T0000Z-140219T0900Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 216 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER THE WARNER MOUNTAIN RANGE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FB
205 WWUS76 KMFR 190840 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1240 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014 ORZ030-031-190945- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140219T0900Z/ /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140219T0900Z/ NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 1240 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ085-190945- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140219T0900Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 1240 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ STOCKTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:00 AM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 22 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:00 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath | 30 hr |
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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.