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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this winter storm warning at Nov 12, 2014, 3:25 AM PST for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Nov 13, 2014, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 13 hr. 3 reports 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
- Nov 12, 2014, 3:25 AM PST (11:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 13, 2014, 12:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2014, 1:00 PM PST
- In force
- 13 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 11:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 3:17 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 2 Nnw Chemult, OR | |
| Nov 13, 3:33 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 9 Wnw Paisley, OR | |
| Nov 13, 6:01 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 2 S Alkali Lake, OR |
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 00:00Z, 11.4 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
- 2037 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
245 WWUS46 KMFR 121125 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 325 AM PST WED NOV 12 2014 ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE OF THE SEASON TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... .COLD AIR HAS SETTLED IN OVER THE CASCADES AND THE EAST SIDE IN OREGON. AN INCOMING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PUSH WARM MOIST AIR OVER THE COLD AIR MASS AND BRING SNOW TO THE CASCADES WITH A MIX OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF KLAMATH AND LAKE COUNTIES TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING OVER THE CASCADES AND SPREAD RAPIDLY TO THE EAST SIDE. SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO SLEET AND/OR FREEZING RAIN EAST OF THE CASCADES AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT AND TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING AT THE SURFACE. PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO ALL RAIN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT IN THE CASCADES WHERE SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE. ORZ029>031-121930- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0004.141113T0300Z-141113T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0004.141113T0500Z-141113T2100Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST... SPRAGUE RIVER 325 AM PST WED NOV 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH A GLAZE OF ICE...GENERALLY LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING THEN CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WARMER AIR WILL MOVE IN ALOFT WHILE TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING AT THE SURFACE LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING CAUSING SNOW TO CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING WITH JUST PLAIN RAIN EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED: AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 140 INCLUDING...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS DIFFICULT TONIGHT. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FROM FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. IT ONLY TAKES A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE TO MAKE CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY TREACHEROUS. ICE ON SIDEWALKS AND PAVEMENT WILL ALSO CREATE EXTREMELY SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS FOR THOSE ON FOOT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THURSDAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ ORZ027-121930- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0004.141113T0300Z-141113T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.141113T0300Z-141113T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE 325 AM PST WED NOV 12 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE. * IMPACTS: SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS AND ROADS COULD QUICKLY BECOME HAZARDOUS. PLEASE USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SPILDE
6 follow-up statements
687 WWUS46 KMFR 122248 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 248 PM PST WED NOV 12 2014 ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE OF THE SEASON LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... .COLD AIR HAS SETTLED IN OVER THE CASCADES AND THE EAST SIDE IN OREGON. AN INCOMING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PUSH WARM MOIST AIR OVER THE COLD AIR MASS AND BRING SNOW TO THE CASCADES WITH A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF KLAMATH AND LAKE COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS LATE THIS EVENING OVER THE CASCADES AND SPREAD RAPIDLY TO THE EAST SIDE. SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO SLEET AND/OR FREEZING RAIN EAST OF THE CASCADES AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT AND TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING AT THE SURFACE. PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO ALL RAIN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT AT THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADES WHERE SNOW WILL PERSIST. ORZ029>031-130700- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0004.141113T0800Z-141113T2100Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST... SPRAGUE RIVER 248 PM PST WED NOV 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH A GLAZE OF ICE... GENERALLY LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS WILL OCCUR AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WARMER AIR WILL MOVE IN ALOFT WHILE TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING AT THE SURFACE LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING CAUSING SNOW TO CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING WITH JUST RAIN EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED: AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 140 INCLUDING...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS DIFFICULT LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FROM FREEZING RAIN. IT ONLY TAKES A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE TO MAKE CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY TREACHEROUS. ICE ON SIDEWALKS AND PAVEMENT WILL ALSO CREATE EXTREMELY SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR THOSE ON FOOT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THURSDAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ ORZ027-130700- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.141113T0600Z-141113T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE 248 PM PST WED NOV 12 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE. * IMPACTS: SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS AND ROADS COULD QUICKLY BECOME HAZARDOUS. PLEASE USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
952 WWUS46 KMFR 130639 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1039 PM PST WED NOV 12 2014 ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE OF THE SEASON LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... .COLD AIR HAS SETTLED IN OVER THE CASCADES AND THE EAST SIDE IN OREGON. AN INCOMING FRONT WILL PUSH WARM MOIST AIR OVER THE COLD AIR MASS. THIS WILL BRING SNOW TO THE CASCADES AND A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF KLAMATH AND LAKE COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW IS NOW DEVELOPING OVER THE CASCADES AND WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY TO THE EAST SIDE. SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO SLEET AND/OR FREEZING RAIN EAST OF THE CASCADES AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT AND TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING AT THE SURFACE. PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO ALL RAIN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT AT THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADES WHERE SNOW WILL PERSIST. ORZ029>031-131445- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.141113T0800Z-141113T2100Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST... SPRAGUE RIVER 1039 PM PST WED NOV 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THURSDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH A GLAZE OF ICE... GENERALLY LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS WILL OCCUR AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WARMER AIR WILL MOVE IN ALOFT WHILE TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING AT THE SURFACE LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING CAUSING SNOW TO CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING WITH JUST RAIN EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED: AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 140 INCLUDING...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS DIFFICULT LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FROM FREEZING RAIN. IT ONLY TAKES A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE TO MAKE CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY TREACHEROUS. ICE ON SIDEWALKS AND PAVEMENT WILL ALSO CREATE EXTREMELY SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR THOSE ON FOOT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THURSDAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ ORZ027-131445- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-141113T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE 1039 PM PST WED NOV 12 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE. * IMPACTS: SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS AND ROADS COULD QUICKLY BECOME HAZARDOUS. PLEASE USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ STOCKTON
903 WWUS46 KMFR 130857 AAA WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1257 AM PST THU NOV 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER FROM THE CASCADES EASTWARD TO THE EAST SIDE THIS MORNING... ORZ029>031-131700- /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-141113T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141113T2100Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 1257 AM PST THU NOV 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 140 INCLUDING KLAMATH FALLS AND LAKEVIEW... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 140... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 140 FROM KLAMATH FALLS TO LAKEVIEW. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 140. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 140 WITH A GLAZE OF ICE...GENERALLY LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. A GLAZE OF ICE AND SNOW MAY ALSO IMPACT AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 140 FROM KLAMATH FALLS TO LAKEVIEW THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING: AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 140 INCLUDING...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY: KLAMATH FALLS...LAKEVIEW. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS DIFFICULT THIS MORNING. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FROM FREEZING RAIN. IT ONLY TAKES A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE TO MAKE CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY TREACHEROUS. ICE ON SIDEWALKS AND PAVEMENT WILL ALSO CREATE EXTREMELY SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR THOSE ON FOOT. * SNOW AND ICE WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THURSDAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ ORZ027-131700- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-141113T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE 1257 AM PST THU NOV 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE. * IMPACTS: SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS AND ROADS COULD QUICKLY BECOME HAZARDOUS. PLEASE USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SPILDE
118 WWUS46 KMFR 131043 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 243 AM PST THU NOV 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER FROM THE CASCADES EASTWARD TO THE EAST SIDE THIS MORNING... ORZ029>031-131845- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141113T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-141113T1500Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 243 AM PST THU NOV 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 140 BUT UP TO 6 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 97 FROM CHEMULT TO LA PINE. * ICE ACCUMULATION: A GLAZE WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH NORTH OF HIGHWAY 140. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING: AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 140 INCLUDING...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY: KLAMATH FALLS...LAKEVIEW. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS DIFFICULT THIS MORNING. A PERIOD FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE AND IT ONLY TAKES A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE TO MAKE CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY TREACHEROUS. ICE ON SIDEWALKS AND PAVEMENT WILL ALSO CREATE EXTREMELY SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR THOSE ON FOOT. * SNOW AND ICE WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ ORZ027-131800- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-141113T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE 243 AM PST THU NOV 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE. * IMPACTS: SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS AND ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PLEASE USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SPILDE
804 WWUS46 KMFR 131755 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 955 AM PST THU NOV 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... A COLD FRONT STALLED ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN WINTRY PRECIPITATION ALONG AND NORTH OF IT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. ORZ029>031-132100- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141113T2100Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST... SPRAGUE RIVER 955 AM PST THU NOV 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 INCHES OR LESS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 4 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 140 BUT UP TO 6 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 97 FROM CHEMULT TO LA PINE. * ICE ACCUMULATION: A GLAZE WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE TODAY...PRIMARILY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING: AREAS IN AND NORTH OF CHILOQUIN...SPRAGUE RIVER...AND NORTH OF VALLEY FALLS AND ADEL. THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE NORTH OF CHEMULT AND SILVER LAKE, WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THE LONGEST. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 97...31...20... AND 395 WILL BE IMPACTED. SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS DIFFICULT AND A PERIOD FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING. IT ONLY TAKES A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE TO MAKE CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY TREACHEROUS. ICE ON SIDEWALKS AND PAVEMENT WILL ALSO CREATE EXTREMELY SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR THOSE ON FOOT. * SNOW AND ICE WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ ORZ027-132100- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-141113T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE 955 AM PST THU NOV 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 INCHES OR LESS. STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS NORTH OF CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 138 TO INCLUDE CRESCENT LAKE AND WILLAMETTE PASS. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 58. * IMPACTS: SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS AND ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PLEASE USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BTL
027 WWUS46 KMFR 132101 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 101 PM PST THU NOV 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ORZ029>031-132215- /O.EXP.KMFR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141113T2100Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST... SPRAGUE RIVER 101 PM PST THU NOV 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * OVERVIEW...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES CONTINUE OVER FAR NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY. HOWEVER, LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ ORZ027-132215- /O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-141113T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE 101 PM PST THU NOV 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * OVERVIEW...TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING EXCEPT ON THE PEAKS OF THE CASCADES. THEREFORE...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ BTL
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 Nov 11, 7:59 PM PST, 7 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 7:59 PM PST, 7 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
759 PM PST TUE NOV 11 2014
.DISCUSSION...12/00Z NAM IN. 12/00Z GFS IN THROUGH 90HR.
A QUIET EVENING WEATHERWISE OVER THE MEDFORD CWA. THERE ARE LOW
CLOUDS ALONG THE COAST AND AROUND ALTURAS...AND BANDS OF HIGHER
CLOUDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA.
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL SLOWLY MOVE
EAST...MOVING ONSHORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. JUST AFTER THAT...A SHORT
WAVE RIDING UP THE BACK SIDE OF THE RIDGE WILL ALSO MOVE ONSHORE.
EXPECT ANOTHER MOSTLY CLEAR AND COOL NIGHT INLAND OVER THE MEDFORD
CWA...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE CASCADES WHICH IS GETTING A TASTE OF
ARCTIC AIR AT THIS TIME. A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
INLAND WESTSIDE VALLEYS.
AS THE SHORT WAVE APPROACHES...A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE UP INTO THE
MEDFORD CWA WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE A FAIR
AMOUNT OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT...AND OVERRUNNING
PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WITH THE
COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER THE EAST SIDE...THE PRECIPITATION WILL
LIKELY START AS SNOW...BUT AS THE COLD LAYER THINS...THE SNOW MAY
CHANGE TO FREEZING PRECIPITATION. SO...THOSE AREAS COULD SEE AN
ICY CRUST OVERLAYING FRESH SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED TO COVER THIS EVENT DUE TO THE UNUSUAL NATURE OF THE EVENT
COMBINED WITH POSSIBLY THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE
SEASON. MEANWHILE...THE CASCADES COULD GET 2-4 INCHES OF SNOW BUT
LIKELY NOT THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION...IT WILL JUST CHANGE TO
RAIN AT ALL BUT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AFTER THE WARM FRONT MOVES
THROUGH.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE THURSDAY...BRINGING MORE MOISTURE
IN. WINDS MAY BECOME GUSTY ALONG THE COAST...OVER THE RIDGES...AND
ACROSS THE EAST SIDE...BUT HIGH WINDS ARE NOT LIKELY. THE FRONT
WILL STALL OVER THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...SO EXPECT
SHOWERY ACTIVITY OVER MOST OF THE CWA. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND
5000-6000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT...SO ONLY THE HIGHER PEAKS WILL
SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH RAIN ELSEWHERE.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION FROM THE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AFD...SATURDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A CHALLENGING FORECAST CAUSED BY AN
UNCOMMON WEATHER PATTERN AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF
MODELS. THE WEEKEND PATTERN BEGINS WITH A HIGH AMPLITUDE AND
NARROW UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST STRETCHING NORTH INTO THE
YUKON. ANOTHER ARCTIC SURFACE HIGH SLIDES DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF
THE ROCKIES PUSHING MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR ACROSS EASTERN OREGON AND
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. MEANWHILE...A WEAK PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM
UNDERCUTS THE UPPER RIDGE WITH MAINLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION ON
SATURDAY WHILE SUNDAY LOOKS DRIER AS THIS SYSTEM DEPARTS. THE
ECMWF IS MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH THE COLDER AIR INTO OUR REGION THAN
THE GFS AND AM LEANING MORE TOWARD THE ECMWF SOLUTION.
THE MORE IMPRESSIVE WEATHER SYSTEM BEGINS TO INFLUENCE OUR AREA
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE 18Z GFS LOOKS MORE LIKE THE ECMWF WITH
THE SURFACE LOW COMPARED WITH THE 12Z RUN. THESE MODELS DEEPEN A
SURFACE LOW TO NEAR 993 MB ABOUT 500 MILES WEST OF ASTORIA. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MARINE WATERS AND AT THE COAST ON
MONDAY. DECENT LIFT SHOULD OCCUR AS THE MOIST PACIFIC SYSTEM
OVERRIDES THE MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR. AN OCCLUDED FRONT SHOULD REACH
THE COAST BY EARLY TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE AN ISSUE AS
THE CASCADES AND EAST SIDE SHOULD RECEIVE SNOW BEFORE CHANGING OVER
TO RAIN. -SANDLER
&&
.AVIATION...FOR THE 12/00Z TAFS...A BAND OF STRATUS IS PRESENT ALONG
THE COAST THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
WITH MAINLY VFR CEILINGS BUT WITH AREAS OF TERRAIN OBSCURATION OF
THE COASTAL RANGE AND LOCAL MVFR CEILINGS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A
BRIEF PERIOD OF IFR EXPECTED IN THE UMPQUA VALLEY AROUND SUNRISE.
OTHERWISE, A DRY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP SKIES VFR OVER THE REST
OF THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOME PARTIAL COVERAGE
OF HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS CLOUDS. A FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO THE COAST
WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH DETERIORATING CONDITIONS SPREADING INLAND.
/DW
&&
.MARINE...UPDATED 800 PM PST TUE NOV 11 2014...LIGHT SOUTH WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AS A FRONT APPROACHES THEN
BECOME STRONG WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING WITH UNSETTLED WEATHER AND BOTH MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
AND A MODERATE LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL CONTINUING BEHIND THE FRONT
THROUGH FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL FRONTS WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SOUTHERLY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. /DW
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR ORZ027-029>031-617-623>625.
FREEZE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
ORZ023-024-026-616-617-620-622-623.
CA...FREEZE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
CAZ080>082-280>282.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 10 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM PST THURSDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 8 AM PST THURSDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO
8 AM PST THURSDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 8 AM PST THURSDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
15/15/15The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 4:15 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 54 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:15 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 66 hr | |
| Nov 12, 3:25 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lake | 34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.