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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Medford, OR

December 8, 20155 counties in Oregon; Modoc County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Dec 8, 2015, 3:59 AM PST for 5 counties in Oregon; Modoc County, California. It took effect at Dec 8, 2015, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 hr. 4 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
Dec 8, 2015, 3:59 AM PST (11:59 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 8, 2015, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 9, 2015, 9:44 AM PST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Modoc County, CA, Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:59 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 9, 12:30 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 1.522 Sse Coos Bay, ORHEAVY RAINFALL STILL OCCURRING. WATER IS PONDING ON ROADWAYS AND GOING OVER SIDEWALKS, BUT NOT ENTERING HOMES. OBSERVER LOCATION SOUTH OF COOS BAY.
Dec 9, 12:45 AM PSTFLOOD2 Sse Coos Bay, ORTRAINED SPOTTER AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS ONGOING FLOODING IN THE ROADWAYS IN COOS BAY AND NORTH BEND. NOT ENTERING HOMES AT THIS TIME, BUT WATER IS OVER THE SIDEWALKS.
Dec 9, 1:00 AM PSTFLOOD1 Nne Coos Bay, ORCOOS BAY DISPATCH REPORTS ONGOING FLOODING ON ROADWAYS IN COOS BAY AND NORTH BEND. WATER IS GOING OVER THE SIDEWALKS AND CARS ARE STALLING IN THE WATERS, INCLUDING IN LOW SPOTS ON HIGHWAY 101. WATER NOT ENTERING HOMES YET.
Dec 9, 5:00 AM PSTHEAVY RAIN 2.27Gold Beach, OR24 HOUR RAIN TOTAL ENDING AT 5:00 AM. RAIN STILL FALLING. OBSERVER LOCATION 4 MI UP ROGUE RIVER S SIDE.

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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 48 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2015-12-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2015-12-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 224 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
855 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
224 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
438 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

062 
WWUS76 KMFR 081159
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
359 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-090000-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0009.151209T0000Z-151209T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.151209T0000Z-151209T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0013.151209T0000Z-151209T2100Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...
LAKEVIEW
359 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM 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 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  65 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN THIS AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: THE HIGH TERRAIN NEAR WINTER
  RIM...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER LAKE AND THE
  WARNERS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...CRESCENT...
  CHEMULT...SILVER LAKE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND 
  SUMMER LAKE.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

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.

&&


$$

ORZ021-022-090000-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0013.151209T0000Z-151209T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD...GOLD BEACH
359 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 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 7 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAPE SEBASTIAN...GOLD BEACH...PORT 
  ORFORD...CAPE BLANCO...BANDON...CAPE ARAGO.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ROADS IMPACTED 
  INCLUDE... HIGHWAY 101.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG
HIGHWAY 101.  

&&

$$

ORZ029-090000-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.151209T0000Z-151209T2100Z/
KLAMATH BASIN-
359 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN THIS
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS
  OF KLAMATH COUNTY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CHEMULT AND CRESCENT.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD
&&

$$
SVEN
3 follow-up statements
645 
WWUS76 KMFR 082200
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
200 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-091200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0010.151210T0900Z-151210T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0013.151209T0000Z-151209T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.151209T0000Z-151209T2100Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...
LAKEVIEW
200 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
   THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM
PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  65 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SIMILAR
  WINDS MAY DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG
  WINDS MAY DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: THE HIGH TERRAIN NEAR 
  WINTER RIM...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER 
  LAKE AND THE WARNERS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...CRESCENT... 
  CHEMULT...SILVER LAKE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND 
  SUMMER LAKE.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

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.

&&

$$

ORZ021-091200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.A.0010.151210T0600Z-151210T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0013.151209T0000Z-151209T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDON...PORT ORFORD
200 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
   WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SIMILAR WINDS MAY DEVELOP
  LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF
  STRONG WINDS MAY DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BANDON...PORT ORFORD.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ROADS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY
  101.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

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.

&&

$$

ORZ022-091200-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0013.151209T0000Z-151209T1500Z/
CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLD BEACH
200 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLD BEACH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ROADS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY
  101.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

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.

&&

$$

ORZ029-091200-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.151209T0000Z-151209T2100Z/
KLAMATH BASIN-
200 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH
  EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: NORTHERN AND EASTERN 
  PORTIONS OF KLAMATH COUNTY. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CHEMULT AND CRESCENT.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 
&&

$$

STOCKTON
126 
WWUS76 KMFR 091151
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
351 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015

ORZ021-091300-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151209T1500Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.A.0010.151210T0600Z-151210T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
351 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH
THE MORNING.

$$

ORZ022-091300-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151209T1500Z/
CURRY COUNTY COAST-
351 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH
THE MORNING.

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-100000-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0014.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151209T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-151209T2100Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...
CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
351 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 


* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL
  DIMINISH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASE AGAIN TO 25 TO 40
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH LATE THIS EVENING

* TIMING: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE
  TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: THE HIGH TERRAIN NEAR 
  WINTER RIM...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER 
  LAKE AND THE WARNERS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...CRESCENT...
  CHEMULT...SILVER LAKE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND 
  SUMMER LAKE.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

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.

&&


$$

ORZ029-100000-
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0014.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-151209T2100Z/
KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS
351 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY.
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH 
  THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE  INTO EARLY
  AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: NORTHERN AND EASTERN 
  PORTIONS OF KLAMATH COUNTY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CHEMULT...CRESCENT AND
  KLAMATH FALLS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ082>084-ORZ027-028-100000-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...
CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...
HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT
351 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS... 
  CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK... 
  HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE TREES
  AND POWER LINES TO TOPPLE. TRAVEL WILL BE
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF
75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

CAZ081-ORZ025-026-100000-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS
351 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO
  55 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TOKETEE FALLS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE TREES
  AND POWER LINES TO TOPPLE. TRAVEL WILL BE
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
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WWUS76 KMFR 091744
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
944 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-100545-
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/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-151209T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...
CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
944 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM PST THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
PST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6
PM PST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: WINDS INCREASE AGAIN TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65
  MPH LATE THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT
  INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: THE HIGH TERRAIN NEAR 
  WINTER RIM...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM PAISLEY TO SUMMER 
  LAKE AND THE WARNERS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: FORT ROCK...CRESCENT... 
  CHEMULT...SILVER LAKE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN PAISLEY AND 
  SUMMER LAKE.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

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.

&&


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.

&&

$$

ORZ029-100545-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-151209T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/
KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS
944 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM PST THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
PST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6
PM PST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: WINDS INCREASE AGAIN TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65
  MPH LATE THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT
  INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: NORTHERN AND EASTERN 
  PORTIONS OF KLAMATH COUNTY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CHEMULT...CRESCENT AND 
  KLAMATH FALLS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

&&


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.

&&

$$

CAZ082>084-ORZ027-028-100545-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0014.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS...
CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...
HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT
944 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM PST THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
PST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM PST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY 
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...DORRIS... 
  CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK... 
  HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE TREES
  AND POWER LINES TO TOPPLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

CAZ081-ORZ025-026-100545-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0025.151210T0800Z-151211T0200Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOKETEE FALLS
944 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 
  TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY 
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TOKETEE FALLS...AND FOOTHILLS OF THE
  CASCADES.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT 
  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 8, 3:59 AM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRKlamath, Lake30 hr
Dec 8, 12:40 PM PSTFlood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Josephine47 hr
Dec 8, 2:00 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake14 hr
Dec 8, 2:12 PM PSTGale WatchMFR15 hr
Dec 8, 2:12 PM PSTHazardous Seas WatchMFR15 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Oregon, 2015High Wind Warnings in California, 2015Every high wind warning in 2015

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.