Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this red flag warning at Jun 9, 2015, 2:28 PM PDT for Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Jun 10, 2015, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2015, 2:28 PM PDT (21:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 10, 2015, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2015, 2:36 AM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
County Siskiyou County, CA
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 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 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 2350 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
755 WWUS86 KMFR 092128 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 228 PM PDT TUE JUN 9 2015 CAZ280-281-100600- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.A.0002.150610T1800Z-150611T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150610T0600Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY- 228 PM PDT TUE JUN 9 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. * IMPACTS: INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CREATE ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR AND NEW FIRE STARTS. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 281 * COUNTIES AFFECTED: SISKIYOU. * THUNDERSTORMS...THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SCATTERED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. * RAINFALL...DUE TO ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AVAILABLE AND STORM MOTION MOSTLY IN THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE...SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL UNDER STORM CORES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON EXISTING VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD ALSO CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ284-101200- /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0002.150610T1800Z-150611T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0002.150610T2100Z-150611T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150610T0600Z/ SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA- 228 PM PDT TUE JUN 9 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS: INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CREATE ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR AND NEW FIRE STARTS. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 284 * COUNTIES AFFECTED: SISKIYOU. * THUNDERSTORMS...THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SCATTERED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. * RAINFALL...DUE TO ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AVAILABLE AND STORM MOTION MOSTLY IN THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE...SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL UNDER STORM CORES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON EXISTING VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD ALSO CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ORZ617-619>623-100600- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150610T0600Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-WESTERN ROGUE RIVER- SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 228 PM PDT TUE JUN 9 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS: INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CREATE ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR AND NEW FIRE STARTS. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 617...619...620...621...622 AND 623 * COUNTIES AFFECTED: CURRY...JOSEPHINE...JACKSON...KLAMATH * THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME ISOLATED LATER THIS EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. * RAINFALL...DUE TO ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AVAILABLE AND STORM MOTION MOSTLY IN THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE...SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL UNDER STORM CORES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON EXISTING VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD ALSO CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
2 follow-up statements
538 WWUS86 KMFR 100556 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1056 PM PDT TUE JUN 9 2015 CAZ284-101800- /O.EXP.KMFR.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150610T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0002.150610T2100Z-150611T0500Z/ SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA- 1056 PM PDT TUE JUN 9 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS: INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CREATE ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR AND NEW FIRE STARTS. * AFFECTED AREA: IN NORTHERN CA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 284. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: SISKIYOU. * THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. * RAINFALL...DUE TO ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AVAILABLE AND STORM MOTION MOSTLY IN THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE...SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL UNDER STORM CORES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON EXISTING VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD ALSO CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ280-281-ORZ617-619>623-100700- /O.EXP.KMFR.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150610T0600Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY- UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-WESTERN ROGUE RIVER- SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 1056 PM PDT TUE JUN 9 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR WEDNESDAY IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. $$ VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
639 WWUS86 KMFR 100936 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 236 AM PDT WED JUN 10 2015 CAZ284-101045- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0002.150610T2100Z-150611T0500Z/ SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA- 236 AM PDT WED JUN 10 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA TODAY, HOWEVER NEITHER LIGHTNING COVERAGE NOR FUEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. THEREFORE, THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 4:13 AM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 19 min |
| Jun 9, 3:33 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:57 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 48 min |
| Jun 9, 4:53 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFR | Modoc | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.