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Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this winter storm warning at Dec 22, 2015, 9:18 AM PST for 6 counties in Oregon; Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Dec 22, 2015, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 56 hr. 13 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 22, 2015, 9:18 AM PST (17:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 22, 2015, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2015, 12:00 AM PST
- In force
- 56 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Siskiyou County, CA, Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Jackson County, OR, Josephine County, OR, Klamath County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 1:12 PM PST | SNOW 1.8 | 6 E Gold Beach, OR | TOTAL INCLUDES SNOW MIXED WITH GRAUPEL/HAIL |
| Dec 24, 7:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 1.5 | 2 Wnw Eagle Point, OR | SPOTTER REPORTS 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST HOUR. ELEVATION IS 1800 FEET WITH BIG, WET FLAKES STILL FALLING. |
| Dec 24, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Tennant, CA | 2 INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVERNIGHT. OBSERVER LOCATION TENNANT. |
| Dec 24, 8:29 AM PST | SNOW 1 | Selma, OR | |
| Dec 24, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | Kerby, OR | 0.43 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT. OBSERVER LOCATION MIDDLE OF KERBY BEHIND STONE FRONT TAVERN. |
| Dec 24, 9:12 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 5 Sse Ruch, OR | STILL ACCUMULATING. OBSERVER LOCATION .7 MI EAST INTS. STERLING CR & LTL APP. |
| Dec 24, 9:30 AM PST | SNOW 7.5 | 2 Ssw Etna, CA | 10 HOUR TOTAL. ELEVATION 3500 FEET. OBSERVER LOCATION 2 MI SW OF ETNA. |
| Dec 24, 9:37 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 4 N Eagle Point, OR | OBSERVER LOCATION 4MI N OF TOWN OR 1 MI E OF HWY 62. |
| Dec 24, 9:38 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | Trail, OR | |
| Dec 24, 9:43 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Nne Selma, OR | OBSERVER LOCATION AT THE BASE OF HAYES HILL. |
| Dec 24, 10:00 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Nnw Wilderville, OR | 3 HOUR AMOUNT . OBSERVER LOCATION 17 MI WEST OF TOWN. |
| Dec 24, 10:18 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Etna, CA | |
| Dec 24, 4:10 PM PST | SNOW 1.3 | 6 E Gold Beach, OR | ELEVATION 3000 FEET. 8 HOUR ACCUMULATION. |
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 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 482 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 88 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 408 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
724 WWUS46 KMFR 221718 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 918 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...FREQUENT PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH MID-WEEK... .A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHER ON WEST FACING SLOPES...ESPECIALLY IN THE OREGON CASCADES. AREAS NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE MAY SEE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL CONCERNS WILL CENTER ON THE IMPACT SNOW MAY HAVE ON HEAVIER THAN NORMAL TRAFFIC OVER THE PASSES DUE TO HOLIDAY TRAVEL. ORZ025-027>029-230130- /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0010.151223T0000Z-151224T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151224T1200Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 918 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND 5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 3000 FEET AND 4000 FEET. AREAS NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL SEE WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 25 TO 30 INCHES. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE BRIEFLY TO ABOVE 4000 FEET TODAY...THEN DROP BACK TO 2500 TO 3000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: HIGHWAYS 62...230 AND 138 NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT... HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS...HIGHWAY 66 AT GREENSPRINGS. * WINDS: WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW-PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ080-081-083-ORZ023-026-030-230130- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151224T1200Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST 918 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE BRIEFLY TO ABOVE 4000 FEET TODAY...THEN DROP BACK TO 3000 FEET OR SLIGHTLY BELOW BY TONIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDENSDAY...WITH MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS MAINLY ABOVE 3000 FEET...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 227 OVER THE UMPQUA DIVIDE... HIGHWAY 62 NEAR PROSPECT...AND DEAD INDIAN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY EAST OF ASHLAND. IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...HIGHWAY 97 NEAR GRASS LAKE AND HIGHER MOUNTAINS IN SISKIYOU COUNTY ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: WEST WINDS COULD REACH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW-PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CC
12 follow-up statements
721 WWUS46 KMFR 221755 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 955 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...FREQUENT PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH MID-WEEK... .A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHER ON WEST FACING SLOPES...ESPECIALLY IN THE OREGON CASCADES. AREAS NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE MAY SEE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL CONCERNS WILL CENTER ON THE IMPACT SNOW MAY HAVE ON HEAVIER THAN NORMAL TRAFFIC OVER THE PASSES DUE TO HOLIDAY TRAVEL. ORZ029-230200- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0010.151223T0000Z-151224T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151224T1200Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- 955 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 15 INCHES. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE BRIEFLY TO ABOVE 4500 FEET TODAY...THEN DROP BACK VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 97 FROM MODOC POINT NORTHWARD AND HIGHWAY 62. * WINDS: WEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW-PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 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. && $$ ORZ025-027-028-230200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.151223T0000Z-151224T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151224T1200Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 955 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET AND 5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 3000 FEET AND 4000 FEET. AREAS NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL SEE WARNING LEVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 25 TO 30 INCHES. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE BRIEFLY TO ABOVE 4000 FEET TODAY...THEN DROP BACK TO 2500 TO 3000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: HIGHWAYS 62...230 AND 138 NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT... HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS... HIGHWAY 66 AT GREENSPRINGS. * WINDS: WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW-PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ080-081-083-ORZ023-026-030-230200- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151224T1200Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST 955 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE BRIEFLY TO ABOVE 4000 FEET TODAY...THEN DROP BACK TO 3000 FEET OR SLIGHTLY BELOW BY TONIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDENSDAY...WITH MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS MAINLY ABOVE 3000 FEET...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 227 OVER THE UMPQUA DIVIDE... HIGHWAY 62 NEAR PROSPECT...AND DEAD INDIAN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY EAST OF ASHLAND. IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... HIGHWAY 97 NEAR GRASS LAKE AND HIGHER MOUNTAINS IN SISKIYOU COUNTY ABOVE5000 FEET. * WINDS: WEST WINDS COULD REACH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW-PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
993 WWUS46 KMFR 222229 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 229 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LOWERING TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO NEAR 2500 FEET. HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BE AFFECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WITH MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO NEAR 1000 FEET. THIS WILL RESULT IN IMPACTING SNOWFALL ON ALL MOUNTAIN PASSES...TO INCLUDE SEXTON...AS WELL AS SOME WEST SIDE VALLEY FLOORS. THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO CHRISTMAS DAY SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS. ORZ025-231600- /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0010.151223T0600Z-151224T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151223T0600Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 229 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT ABOVE 3000 FEET UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL ELEVATIONS FROM LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL ELEVATIONS UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ALL ELEVATIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 6 TO 12 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY EVENING ABOVE 2000 FEET. 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 3500 FEET WILL LOWER TO NEAR 2000 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED: HIGHWAY 138 AND TOKETEE WILL BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED BEGINNING TONIGHT. LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ALL ELEVATIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED. * WINDS: WESTERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: EXPECT ROAD CONDITIONS TO GRADUALLY DETERIORATE WITH TIME FOR TRAVEL TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY IS WHEN MOST IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ027-028-231600- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151224T2000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.151223T0000Z-151224T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 229 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 20 TO 40 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. AROUND 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED ON SISKIYOU SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 5. AROUND 2 FEET IS EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT INTERSTATE 5 THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: HIGHWAYS 62...230 AND 138 NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT... HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS... HIGHWAY 66 AT GREENSPRINGS. * WINDS: GENERALLY WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DETERIORATE ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO FALLING SNOW LEVELS AND INCREASING SNOWFALL. INTERSTATE 5 WILL BE AFFECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THROUGH THURSDAY AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT. IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GREATEST LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ084-085-ORZ031-231600- /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DORRIS...LAKEVIEW 229 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OUTSIDE OF THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING: LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DORRIS...LAKEVIEW...AND MANY SURROUNDING TOWNS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ ORZ023-026-231600- /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151224T0600Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDALE...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 229 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET AND A TRACE TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVEL LOWER TO BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: PROSPECT AND THE HILLS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDE: GLENDALE... MEDFORD...ASHLAND...PHOENIX...TALENT...AND SURROUNDING AREAS. * IMPACTS: ROADS ABOVE 2500 FEET WILL BE AFFECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ARE EXPECTED ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS...INCLUDING IN THE VALLEYS DOWN TO NEAR 1000 FEET. INTERSTATE 5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ080-081-231600- /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151224T0600Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA... WEED 229 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET...AND 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR 1500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH INCLUDE: ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA... WEED. * WINDS: WEST WINDS COULD REACH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW-PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SHOULD BE EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS IN ALL AREAS ABOVE 1500 FEET. INTERSTATE 5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ083-ORZ029-030-231600- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151224T2000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS... BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER 229 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 4500 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WILL LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 97 FROM MODOC POINT NORTHWARD AND HIGHWAY 62 THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALL AREAS LATE TONIGHT TROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WESTERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW-PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4500 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPACTED ON WEDNESDAY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE GREATEST IMPACTS TO ROADWAYS WILL BE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD 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. && $$ CAZ082-231600- /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 229 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING TO 2500 TO 3000 FEET AND THEN ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN AT THE VALLEY FLOOR THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD. * WINDS: WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET. WINDS ABOVE 4000 FEET WILL GUST FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY IMPACTED WITH TIME. PRIMARY IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. INTERSTATE 5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ024-231600- /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION 229 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING: LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAY 199...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BTL
030 WWUS46 KMFR 230643 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1043 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LOWERING TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO NEAR 2500 FEET. HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BE AFFECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WITH MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO NEAR 1000 FEET. THIS WILL RESULT IN IMPACTING SNOWFALL ON ALL MOUNTAIN PASSES...TO INCLUDE SEXTON...AS WELL AS SOME WEST SIDE VALLEY FLOORS. THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO CHRISTMAS DAY SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS. ORZ027-028-231300- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151224T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151224T2000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 1043 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 40 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. AROUND 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED ON SISKIYOU SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 5. AROUND 2 FEET IS EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT INTERSTATE 5 THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: HIGHWAYS 62...230 AND 138 NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT... HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS... HIGHWAY 66 AT GREENSPRINGS. * WINDS: GENERALLY WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DETERIORATE ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO FALLING SNOW LEVELS AND INCREASING SNOWFALL. INTERSTATE 5 WILL BE AFFECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THROUGH THURSDAY AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT. IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GREATEST LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ025-231300- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151224T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 1043 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY EVENING ABOVE 2000 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO NEAR 2000 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED: HIGHWAY 138 AND TOKETEE. LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ALL ELEVATIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED. * WINDS: WESTERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: EXPECT ROAD CONDITIONS TO GRADUALLY DETERIORATE WITH TIME FOR TRAVEL TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY IS WHEN MOST IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ023-026-231300- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151224T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDALE...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 1043 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET AND A TRACE TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: PROSPECT AND THE HILLS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDE: GLENDALE... MEDFORD...ASHLAND...PHOENIX...TALENT...AND SURROUNDING AREAS. * IMPACTS: ROADS ABOVE 2500 FEET WILL BE AFFECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ARE EXPECTED ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS...INCLUDING IN THE VALLEYS DOWN TO NEAR 1000 FEET. INTERSTATE 5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ080-081-231300- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151224T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA... WEED 1043 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET...AND 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR 1500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH INCLUDE: ETNA...FORT JONES... GREENVIEW...YREKA... WEED. * WINDS: WEST WINDS COULD REACH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW-PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SHOULD BE EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS IN ALL AREAS ABOVE 1500 FEET. INTERSTATE 5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ083-ORZ029-030-231300- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151224T2000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS... BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER 1043 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 4500 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 3 TO 6 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 97 FROM MODOC POINT NORTHWARD AND HIGHWAY 62 THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALL AREAS LATE TONIGHT TROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WESTERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW-PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4500 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPACTED ON WEDNESDAY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE GREATEST IMPACTS TO ROADWAYS WILL BE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ084-085-ORZ031-231300- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DORRIS...LAKEVIEW 1043 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OUTSIDE OF THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING: LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DORRIS...LAKEVIEW...AND MANY SURROUNDING TOWNS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ082-231300- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 1043 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 2500 TO 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND THEN ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN AT THE VALLEY FLOOR THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD. * WINDS: WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET. WINDS ABOVE 4000 FEET WILL GUST FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY COVERED IN ICE AND SNOW...PARTICULARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. INTERSTATE 5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ024-231300- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION 1043 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING: LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAY 199... AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
477 WWUS46 KMFR 231123 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LOWERING TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH TODAY AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO NEAR 2500 FEET. TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION...AND SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 1000 TO 1500 FEET. THIS WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOW ON ALL AREA PASSES...AS WELL AS SOME WEST SIDE VALLEY FLOORS. THIS WINTERY WEATHER WILL LIKELY IMPACT BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL ALONG MANY AREA ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO CHRISTMAS DAY...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. CAZ080-081-ORZ023-026-231930- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WS.W.0010.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...WEED...GLENDALE...MEDFORD... ASHLAND 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET AND A TRACE TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO BETWEEN 1000 AND 1500 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: MOST LOCATIONS BETWEEN 1000 AND 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION...INCLUDING MEDFORD...ASHLAND...TILLER...SHADY COVE...ROGUERIVER...GLENDALE...WEED. * LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDE: MAINLY ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION. * IMPACTS: ROADS ABOVE 2500 FEET WILL BE AFFECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ARE EXPECTED ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS...INCLUDING IN THE VALLEYS DOWN TO NEAR 1000 FEET. INTERSTATE 5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DIAL 511. && $$ ORZ024-231930- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WS.W.0010.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET...INCLUDING ALL PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF GRANTS PASS...AND HIGHWAY 199 AT HAYES HILL. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 199 SOUTH OF O'BRIEN...AND HIGHWAY 46 TO OREGON CAVES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAY 199... AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DIAL 511. && $$ ORZ025-231930- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1000 AND 2500 FEET THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO NEAR 2000 FEET THIS MORNING. TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 1000 TO 1500 FEET. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: AREAS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN ELEVATION...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 138. * WINDS: WESTERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAY 138 AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DIAL 511. && $$ ORZ027-028-231930- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 40 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. AROUND 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED ON SISKIYOU SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 5. AROUND 2 FEET IS EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: HIGHWAYS 62...230 AND 138 NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MOUNT ASHLAND...INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 66 AT GREENSPRINGS. * WINDS: GENERALLY WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAYS 140...138...230...66 AND 62...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DIAL 511. && $$ CAZ082-231930- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...MCCLOUD 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA CITY...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD. * WINDS: GUSTING FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAY 89...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DIAL 511. && $$ ORZ021-022-231930- /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET...WITH UP TO A FOOT AT HIGHER PEAKS IN THE INLAND COASTAL RANGES. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1500 FEET. * WINDS: WEST WINDS COULD REACH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON LOCAL ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DIAL 511. && $$ CAZ084-085-ORZ031-231930- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DORRIS 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DORRIS...DAVIS CREEK...THE WARNER MOUNTAINS NEAR LAKEVIEW...CEDAR PASS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAYS 97...395...AND 299...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DIAL 511. && $$ CAZ083-ORZ029-030-231930- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...KLAMATH FALLS...CHEMULT... CRESCENT...GILCHRIST 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING IN THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: KENO...TENNANT...HIGHWAY 97 NEAR GRASS LAKE AND FROM MODOC POINT NORTHWARD...AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140...66 AND 62. * WINDS: WESTERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAYS 97...140...66 AND 62...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DIAL 511. && $$
528 WWUS46 KMFR 231123 CCA WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...CORRECTED SNOW AMOUNTS... ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LOWERING TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH TODAY AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO NEAR 2500 FEET. TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION...AND SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 1000 TO 1500 FEET. THIS WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOW ON ALL AREA PASSES...AS WELL AS SOME WEST SIDE VALLEY FLOORS. THIS WINTERY WEATHER WILL LIKELY IMPACT BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL ALONG MANY AREA ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO CHRISTMAS DAY...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. CAZ080-081-ORZ023-026-231930- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WS.W.0010.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...WEED...GLENDALE...MEDFORD... ASHLAND 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET AND A TRACE TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO BETWEEN 1000 AND 1500 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: MOST LOCATIONS BETWEEN 1000 AND 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION...INCLUDING MEDFORD...ASHLAND...TILLER...SHADY COVE...ROGUERIVER...GLENDALE...WEED. * LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDE: MAINLY ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION. * IMPACTS: ROADS ABOVE 2500 FEET WILL BE AFFECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ARE EXPECTED ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS...INCLUDING IN THE VALLEYS DOWN TO NEAR 1000 FEET. INTERSTATE 5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DIAL 511. && $$ ORZ024-231930- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WS.W.0010.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET...INCLUDING ALL PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF GRANTS PASS...AND HIGHWAY 199 AT HAYES HILL. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 199 SOUTH OF O'BRIEN...AND HIGHWAY 46 TO OREGON CAVES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAY 199... AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DIAL 511. && $$ ORZ025-231930- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1000 AND 2500 FEET THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO NEAR 2000 FEET THIS MORNING. TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 1000 TO 1500 FEET. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: AREAS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN ELEVATION...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 138. * WINDS: WESTERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAY 138 AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DIAL 511. && $$ ORZ027-028-231930- /O.COR.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.COR.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULAT0IONS: 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON SISKIYOU SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 5. AROUND A FOOT IS EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: HIGHWAYS 62...230 AND 138 NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MOUNT ASHLAND...INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 66 AT GREENSPRINGS. * WINDS: GENERALLY WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAYS 140...138...230...66 AND 62...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DIAL 511. && $$ CAZ082-231930- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0006.151224T0600Z-151224T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...MCCLOUD 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA CITY...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD. * WINDS: GUSTING FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAY 89...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DIAL 511. && $$ ORZ021-022-231930- /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET...WITH UP TO A FOOT AT HIGHER PEAKS IN THE INLAND COASTAL RANGES. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1500 FEET. * WINDS: WEST WINDS COULD REACH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON LOCAL ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DIAL 511. && $$ CAZ084-085-ORZ031-231930- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DORRIS 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DORRIS...DAVIS CREEK...THE WARNER MOUNTAINS NEAR LAKEVIEW...CEDAR PASS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAYS 97...395...AND 299...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DIAL 511. && $$ CAZ083-ORZ029-030-231930- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...KLAMATH FALLS...CHEMULT... CRESCENT...GILCHRIST 323 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING IN THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: KENO...TENNANT...HIGHWAY 97 NEAR GRASS LAKE AND FROM MODOC POINT NORTHWARD...AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140...66 AND 62. * WINDS: WESTERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAYS 97...140...66 AND 62...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DIAL 511. && $$
221 WWUS46 KMFR 231723 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 923 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LOWERING TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .IN SNOW SHOWERS LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING DOWN TO 2000 FEET ELEVATIONS WITH SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW DOWN 1500 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE THIS AFTERNOON TO 2500 FEET. TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION...AND SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 1000 TO 1500 FEET. THIS WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOW ON ALL AREA PASSES...AS WELL AS SOME WEST SIDE VALLEY FLOORS. THIS WINTERY WEATHER WILL LIKELY IMPACT BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL ALONG MANY AREA ROADS... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO CHRISTMAS DAY... SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. ORZ027-028-240130- /O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.151223T2000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 923 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULAT0IONS: 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON SISKIYOU SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 5. AROUND A FOOT IS EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: HIGHWAYS 62...230 AND 138 NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MOUNT ASHLAND... INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 66 AT GREENSPRINGS. * WINDS: GENERALLY WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAYS 140... 138...230...66 AND 62...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ081-240130- /O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.151223T2000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 923 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET AND A TRACE TO 4 INCHES BELOW 3000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH CONTINUED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: THE SOUTHERN SHASTA VALLEY INCLUDING WEED. * LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDE: MAINLY ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION. * IMPACTS: AREA ROADS WILL BE AFFECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING BY MAINLY LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ083-ORZ029-030-240130- /O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.151223T2000Z-151225T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...KLAMATH FALLS...CHEMULT... CRESCENT...GILCHRIST 923 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWER TODAY WILL TRANSITIONS TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING THEN EXPECTED CONTINUED LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: KENO...TENNANT...HIGHWAY 97 NEAR GRASS LAKE AND FROM MODOC POINT NORTHWARD...AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 140...66 AND 62. * WINDS: WESTERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAYS 97...140...66 AND 62...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ024-240130- /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0021.151223T1723Z-151223T2000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- 923 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 3000 FEET FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ABOVE 1000 FEET FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BETWEEN 1000 AND 3000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE DOWN TO 2000 FEET AND LOCALLY DOWN TO 1500 FEET THIS MORNING...RISING TO 2500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO 1000 FEET TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET...INCLUDING ALL PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF GRANTS PASS...AND HIGHWAY 199 AT HAYES HILL. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 199 SOUTH OF O'BRIEN...AND HIGHWAY 46 TO OREGON CAVES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAY 199... AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ025-240130- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 923 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 2500 FEET UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1000 AND 2500 FEET TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED DOWN TO 1500 FEET THIS MORNING...THEN SNOW LEVELS RISE TO 2500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 1000 TO 1500 FEET. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: AREAS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN ELEVATION...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 138. * WINDS: WESTERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAY 138 AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ080-ORZ023-026-240130- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...GLENDALE...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 923 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 3000 FEET FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET AND A TRACE TO 3 INCHES BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 1500 TO 2000 FEET THIS MORNING...RISING TO 2500 FEET TODAY. SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO BETWEEN 1000 AND 1500 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: MOST LOCATIONS BETWEEN 1000 AND 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION...INCLUDING MEDFORD... ASHLAND... TILLER...SHADY COVE...ROGUE RIVER...GLENDALE... WEED. * LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDE: MAINLY ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION. * IMPACTS: ROADS ABOVE 2500 FEET WILL BE AFFECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AND LOCALLY DOWN TO 2000 FEET THIS MORNING. TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ARE EXPECTED ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS... INCLUDING IN THE VALLEYS DOWN TO NEAR 1000 FEET. INTERSTATE 5 WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ082-084-085-ORZ031-240130- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...MCCLOUD...DORRIS 923 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS EXCEPT FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES NEAR MOUNT SHASTA...WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW TODAY WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA CITY...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... DORRIS...DAVIS CREEK...THE WARNER MOUNTAINS NEAR LAKEVIEW...CEDAR PASS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAY 89... HIGHWAYS 97...395...AND 299...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ021-022-240130- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 923 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES AT HIGHER PEAKS IN THE INLAND COASTAL RANGES. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1500 FEET. * WINDS: WEST WINDS COULD REACH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON LOCAL ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$
712 WWUS46 KMFR 232301 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 301 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. THEN TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION...AND SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 800 FEET. THIS WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOW ON ALL AREA PASSES...AS WELL AS SOME WEST SIDE VALLEY FLOORS. THIS WINTERY WEATHER WILL LIKELY IMPACT BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL ALONG MANY AREA ROADS... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING... SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY FOR AREAS FROM THE CASCADES WEST. CAZ081-240715- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0010.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 301 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH CONTINUED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED AND INTERSTATE 5 THROUGH THE SHASTA VALLEY. * IMPACTS: AREA ROADS WILL BE AFFECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING BY MAINLY LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO MODERATE SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ CAZ083-240715- /O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0022.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 301 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL TRANSITION TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING THEN EXPECT CONTINUED LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TENNANT...HIGHWAY 97 INCLUDING NEAR GRASS LAKE. * WINDS: WESTERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAYS 97 AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ ORZ023-026-240715- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0010.151224T0300Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDALE...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 301 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 800 AND 2000 FEET ELEVATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH SNOW FALLING DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 1000 FEET. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: MOST LOCATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION...INCLUDING MEDFORD... ASHLAND... SHADY COVE...ROGUE RIVER...TILLER...AZALEA...CAMAS MOUNTAIN ON HIGHWAY 42...INTERSTATE 5 FROM ASHLAND TO NEAR CANYONVILLE. * LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDE: MAINLY ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION INCLUDING AREAS NEAR ASHLAND...BUTTE FALLS...PROSPECT AND SURROUND HILLS IN THE ROGUE AND UMPQUA VALLEYS. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON ON AREA ROADWAYS IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AREA ROADWAYS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY ABOVE 800 FT ELEVATION. SNOW IMPACTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH GREATEST IMPACTS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. IMPACTED ROADWAYS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 AND OREGON HIGHWAYS 140, 66, 62, 234, 238, 227 AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 42 AND 138. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ024-240715- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0010.151224T0300Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151223T2301Z-151225T0000Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION 301 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES IN VALLEYS THROUGH THURSDAY. 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE KALMIOPSIS WILDERNESS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH SNOW FALLING DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 1000 FEET. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: VALLEY LOCATIONS AND ELEVATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET INCLUDING GRANTS PASS...THE ILLINOIS VALLEY INCLUDING SELMA...O'BRIEN...AND HIGHWAY 199 AT HAYES HILL. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: ALL PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF GRANTS PASS...HIGHWAY 199 SOUTH OF O'BRIEN...AND HIGHWAY 46 TO OREGON CAVES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 199...INTERSTATE 5 AND OTHER ROADWAYS. SNOW IMPACTS WILL BE GREATEST OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ080-240715- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0010.151224T0300Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 301 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES IN VALLEYS BELOW 2000 FEET AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES IN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH SNOW FALLING DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: HAPPY CAMP...SEIAD VALLEY AND SOMES BAR * LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDE: FORT JONES...ETNA...CALLAHAN AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 3 AND 96 AND SAWYERS BAR ROAD. SNOW IMPACTS WILL BE GREATEST OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ025-240715- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.151223T2301Z-151224T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 301 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING BELOW 2500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THIS EVENING UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY ... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND 5 TO 10 INCHES FOR HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 2500 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH 7 PM PST THIS EVENING INCLUDE: STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: ALL AREAS AFTER 7 PM PST THIS EVENING INCLUDING STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS AND HIGHWAY 138. AREAS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN ELEVATION THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 138. * WINDS: WESTERLY AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 138. SNOW IMPACTS WILL BE GREATEST OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ027-028-240715- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 301 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 15 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. 5 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED ON SISKIYOU SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 5. AROUND 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: HIGHWAYS 62...230 AND 138 NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MOUNT ASHLAND... INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 66 AT GREENSPRINGS. * WINDS: GENERALLY WESTERLY 10 TO 25 MPH. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTS OF 35 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAYS 140... 138...230... 66 AND 62...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ021-022-240715- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0300Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 301 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES AT HIGHER PEAKS IN THE INLAND COASTAL RANGES. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL TRANSITION TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. AREAS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1500 FEET. * WINDS: WEST WINDS COULD REACH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON LOCAL ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ CAZ082-240715- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 301 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS EXCEPT WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5500 FEET. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL TRANSITION TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING THEN EXPECT CONTINUED LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA CITY...DUNSMUIR AND MCCLOUD. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM SNOW ON INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 89 DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ031-240715- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 301 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN INCLUDING THE WARNER MOUNTAINS NEAR LAKEVIEW. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING THEN EXPECTED CONTINUED LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE WARNER MOUNTAINS NEAR LAKEVIEW. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD INCLUDING HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ CAZ084-085-240715- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.151224T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DORRIS 301 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING THEN EXPECTED CONTINUED LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ADIN...DAY...DAVIS CREEK...WILLOW RANCH...AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS INCLUDING CEDAR PASS ON HIGHWAY 299. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON HIGHWAYS 395...AND 299. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ029-030-240715- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... CHEMULT 301 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING THEN EXPECTED CONTINUED LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: KLAMATH FALLS...KENO...BEATTY...CHEMULT...AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 97...140...39...66 AND 62. * WINDS: WESTERLY 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAYS 97...140...39...66 AND 62...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$
248 WWUS46 KMFR 240649 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1049 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO MANY VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION...AND SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 800 FEET. THIS WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOW ON ALL AREA PASSES...AS WELL AS SOME WEST SIDE VALLEY FLOORS. THIS WINTERY WEATHER WILL LIKELY IMPACT BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL ALONG MANY AREA ROADS... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING... SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY FOR AREAS FROM THE CASCADES WEST. ORZ027-028-241500- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 1049 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 15 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. 5 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED ON SISKIYOU SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 5. AROUND 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED ON HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: HIGHWAYS 62...230 AND 138 NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MOUNT ASHLAND... INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 66 AT GREENSPRINGS. * WINDS: GENERALLY WESTERLY 10 TO 25 MPH. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTS OF 35 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAYS 140... 138...230... 66 AND 62...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ023-241500- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENDALE 1049 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 1000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 800 AND 2000 FEET ELEVATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH SNOW FALLING DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 1000 FEET. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: MOST LOCATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION...INCLUDING MEDFORD... ASHLAND... SHADY COVE...ROGUE RIVER...TILLER...AZALEA...CAMAS MOUNTAIN ON HIGHWAY 42...INTERSTATE 5 FROM ASHLAND TO NEAR CANYONVILLE. * LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDE: MAINLY ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION INCLUDING AREAS NEAR ASHLAND...BUTTE FALLS...PROSPECT AND SURROUND HILLS IN THE ROGUE AND UMPQUA VALLEYS. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON ON AREA ROADWAYS IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AREA ROADWAYS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY ABOVE 800 FT ELEVATION. SNOW IMPACTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH GREATEST IMPACTS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. IMPACTED ROADWAYS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 AND OREGON HIGHWAYS 140... 66... 62... 234... 238...227 AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 42 AND 138. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ024-026-241500- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...MEDFORD... ASHLAND 1049 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY BELOW 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES IN VALLEYS THROUGH THURSDAY. 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE KALMIOPSIS WILDERNESS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH SNOW FALLING DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 1000 FEET. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: VALLEY LOCATIONS AND ELEVATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET INCLUDING GRANTS PASS...THE ILLINOIS VALLEY INCLUDING SELMA...O'BRIEN...AND HIGHWAY 199 AT HAYES HILL. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: ALL PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF GRANTS PASS...HIGHWAY 199 SOUTH OF O'BRIEN...AND HIGHWAY 46 TO OREGON CAVES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 199...INTERSTATE 5 AND OTHER ROADWAYS. SNOW IMPACTS WILL BE GREATEST OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ080-241500- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 1049 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY BELOW 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES IN VALLEYS BELOW 2000 FEET AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES IN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH SNOW FALLING DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: HAPPY CAMP...SEIAD VALLEY AND SOMES BAR * LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDE: FORT JONES... ETNA...CALLAHAN AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 3 AND 96 AND SAWYERS BAR ROAD. SNOW IMPACTS WILL BE GREATEST OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ025-241500- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 1049 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND 5 TO 10 INCHESFOR HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 2500 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH 7 PM PST THIS EVENING INCLUDE: STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: ALL AREAS AFTER 7 PM PST THISEVENING INCLUDING STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS AND HIGHWAY 138. AREAS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN ELEVATION THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 138. * WINDS: WESTERLY AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 138. SNOW IMPACTS WILL BE GREATEST OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ081-241500- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 1049 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH CONTINUED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED AND INTERSTATE 5 THROUGH THE SHASTA VALLEY. * IMPACTS: AREA ROADS WILL BE AFFECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING BY MAINLY LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO MODERATE SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ CAZ082-241500- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 1049 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS EXCEPT WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5500 FEET. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL TRANSITIONTO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING THEN EXPECT CONTINUED LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA CITY...DUNSMUIR AND MCCLOUD. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM SNOW ON INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 89 DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ029-030-241500- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... CHEMULT 1049 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING THEN EXPECTED CONTINUED LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: KLAMATH FALLS...KENO...BEATTY...CHEMULT... AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 97...140...39...66 AND 62. * WINDS: WESTERLY 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAYS 97...140...39...66 AND 62...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ ORZ031-241500- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 1049 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN INCLUDING THE WARNER MOUNTAINS NEAR LAKEVIEW. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING THEN EXPECTED CONTINUED LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE WARNER MOUNTAINS NEAR LAKEVIEW. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD INCLUDING HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ083-241500- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 1049 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL TRANSITIONTO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING THEN EXPECT CONTINUED LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TENNANT...HIGHWAY 97 INCLUDING NEAR GRASS LAKE. * WINDS: WESTERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAYS 97 AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ CAZ084-085-241500- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DORRIS 1049 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING THEN EXPECTED CONTINUED LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ADIN...DAY...DAVIS CREEK...WILLOW RANCH... AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS INCLUDING CEDAR PASS ON HIGHWAY 299. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON HIGHWAYS 395...AND 299. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ021-022-241500- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 1049 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES AT HIGHER PEAKS IN THE INLAND COASTAL RANGES. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL TRANSITION TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. AREAS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1500 FEET. * WINDS: WEST WINDS COULD REACH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO35 MPH AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON LOCAL ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$
670 WWUS46 KMFR 241058 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 258 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ORZ027-028-250000- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 258 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA THROUGH TODAY...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING: MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: HIGHWAYS 62...230 AND 138 NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MOUNT ASHLAND... INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 66 AT GREENSPRINGS. * WINDS: GENERALLY WESTERLY 10 TO 25 MPH. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTS OF 35 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAYS 140... 138...230... 66 AND 62...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ023-250000- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENDALE 258 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 1000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET THROUGH TODAY...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES BETWEEN 800 AND 2000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 1000 FEET. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: MOST LOCATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION...INCLUDING AZALEA...GLENDALE...CAMAS MOUNTAIN ON HIGHWAY 42...PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5 NEAR CANYONVILLE. * LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDE: MAINLY ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION...INCLUDING PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH OF CANYONVILLE. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON AREA ROADWAYS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY ABOVE 800 FT IN ELEVATION...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 42 AND 138. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ024-026-250000- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...MEDFORD... ASHLAND 258 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON BELOW 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS THROUGH TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE KALMIOPSIS WILDERNESS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 1000 FEET. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: VALLEY LOCATIONS AND ELEVATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET INCLUDING MEDFORD...GRANTS PASS...ASHLAND...SHADY COVE...AGNESS...THE APPLEGATE VALLEY...AND THE ILLINOIS VALLEY INCLUDING SELMA...O'BRIEN...AND HIGHWAY 199 AT HAYES HILL. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: PROSPECT...BUTTE FALLS...ALL PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF GRANTS PASS...JACKSONVILLE HILL...HIGHWAY 199 SOUTH OF O'BRIEN...AND HIGHWAY 46 TO OREGON CAVES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 199...140...62...227...INTERSTATE 5 AND OTHER ROADWAYS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ080-250000- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 258 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON BELOW 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IN VALLEYS BELOW 2000 FEET AND 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH TODAY. * TIMING: MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: HAPPY CAMP...SEIAD VALLEY AND SOMES BAR. * LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDE: FORT JONES... ETNA...CALLAHAN AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 3 AND 96 AND SAWYERS BAR ROAD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ025-250000- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 258 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AND ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND 4 TO 6 INCHES FOR HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 2500 FEET THROUGH TODAY. * TIMING: MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS AND HIGHWAY 138. * WINDS: WESTERLY AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 138. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ081-250000- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 258 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH TODAY WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH CONTINUED SHOWERS THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED AND INTERSTATE 5 THROUGH THE SHASTA VALLEY. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO MODERATE SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ CAZ082-250000- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 258 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS EXCEPT WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5500 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH CONTINUED SHOWERS THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM SNOW ON INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 89. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ029-030-250000- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... CHEMULT 258 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH TODAY IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 4 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH CONTINUED SHOWERS THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... CHEMULT. * WINDS: WESTERLY 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAYS 97...140...39...66 AND 62...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ ORZ031-250000- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 258 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN INCLUDING THE WARNER MOUNTAINS NEAR LAKEVIEW. * TIMING: MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH CONTINUED SHOWERS THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 140 BETWEEN LAKEVIEW AND ADEL. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ083-250000- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 258 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH TODAY...WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH CONTINUED SHOWERS THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TENNANT. * WINDS: WESTERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAYS 97 AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ CAZ084-085-250000- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DORRIS 258 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 4 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH CONTINUED SHOWERS THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DORRIS...ADIN...DAVIS CREEK. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON HIGHWAYS 395...AND 299. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ021-022-250000- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 258 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES AT HIGHER PEAKS IN THE INLAND COASTAL RANGES. * TIMING: MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH CONTINUED SHOWERS THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1500 FEET. * WINDS: WEST WINDS COULD REACH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$
837 WWUS46 KMFR 241742 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 942 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ORZ027-028-250145- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 942 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SHOWERS WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: MOUNT ASHLAND... INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 66 AT GREENSPRINGS...HIGHWAYS 62...230 AND 138 NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAYS 140... 138...230... 66 AND 62...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ023-250145- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENDALE 942 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 800 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 800 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS OF 2000 FEET AND ABOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH HALF AN INCH TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON VALLEY FLOORS BETWEEN 800 AND 2000 FEET. A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 500 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AND RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES IN THE VALLEYS. THEN SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: MOST LOCATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION...INCLUDING AZALEA...GLENDALE...CAMAS MOUNTAIN ON HIGHWAY 42...PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5 NEAR CANYONVILLE. * LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDE: MAINLY ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION...INCLUDING PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH OF CANYONVILLE. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON AREA ROADWAYS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY ABOVE 800 FT IN ELEVATION...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 42 AND 138. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ024-026-250145- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...MEDFORD... ASHLAND 942 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT BELOW 2000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS OF 2000 FEET AND ABOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH HALF AN INCH TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON VALLEY FLOORS BELOW 2000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AND RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES IN THE VALLEYS. THEN SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: VALLEY LOCATIONS AND ELEVATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET INCLUDING MEDFORD...GRANTS PASS... ASHLAND...SHADY COVE...AGNESS...THE APPLEGATE VALLEY...AND THE ILLINOIS VALLEY INCLUDING SELMA...O'BRIEN...AND HIGHWAY 199 AT HAYES HILL. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: PROSPECT...BUTTE FALLS... ALL PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF GRANTS PASS... JACKSONVILLE HILL...HIGHWAY 199 SOUTH OF O'BRIEN...AND HIGHWAY 46 TO OREGON CAVES. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 199...140...62...227...INTERSTATE 5 AND OTHER ROADWAYS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ080-250145- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 942 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT BELOW 2000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS OF 2000 FEET AND ABOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH HALF AN INCH TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON VALLEY FLOORS BELOW 2000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AND RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES IN THE VALLEYS. THEN SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: HAPPY CAMP...SEIAD VALLEY AND SOMES BAR. * LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDE: FORT JONES... ETNA...CALLAHAN AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 3 AND 96 AND SAWYERS BAR ROAD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ025-250145- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 942 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AND ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 2000 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON THEN SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS AND HIGHWAY 138. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 138. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ081-250145- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 942 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON THEN SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED AND INTERSTATE 5 THROUGH THE SHASTA VALLEY. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO MODERATE SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ CAZ082-250145- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 942 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS EXCEPT WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5500 FEET. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON THEN SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM SNOW ON INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 89. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ029-030-250145- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... CHEMULT 942 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON THEN SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...CHEMULT. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAYS 97...140...39...66 AND 62...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ ORZ031-250145- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 942 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN INCLUDING THE WARNER MOUNTAINS NEAR LAKEVIEW. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON THEN SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 140 BETWEEN LAKEVIEW AND ADEL. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 140 EAST OF LAKEVIEW. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ083-250145- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 942 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON THEN SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TENNANT. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAYS 97 AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ CAZ084-085-250145- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DORRIS 942 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON THEN SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DORRIS...ADIN...DAVIS CREEK. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON HIGHWAYS 395...AND 299. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ021-022-250145- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 942 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES AT HIGHER PEAKS IN THE INLAND COASTAL RANGES. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THEN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND BECOME SCATTERED AND VERY LIGHT ON FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1500 FEET. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$
531 WWUS46 KMFR 250139 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 539 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ORZ023-250800- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENDALE 539 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 1000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH HALF AN INCH TO 2 INCHES ON VALLEY FLOORS BETWEEN 800 AND 2000 FEET. A LIGHT DUSTING IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 500 FEET. * LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: AZALEA...GLENDALE...CAMAS MOUNTAIN ON HIGHWAY 42...PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5 NEAR CANYONVILLE. * LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDE: MAINLY ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION...INCLUDING PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH OF CANYONVILLE. * IMPACTS ABOVE 2000 FEET: SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS WITH OCCASIONALLY LIMITED VISIBILITY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * IMPACTS IN THE VALLEYS FROM 500 TO 2000 FEET: SNOW MAY OCCASIONALLY IMPACT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS IN THE VALLEYS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...SNOW MAY NOT ACCUMULATE IN ALL AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ024-026-250800- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...MEDFORD... ASHLAND 539 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT BELOW 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH HALF AN INCH TO 2 INCHES ON VALLEY FLOORS BELOW 2000 FEET. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: MEDFORD...GRANTS PASS... ASHLAND...SHADY COVE...AGNESS...SELMA...O'BRIEN...AND HAYES HILL. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE: PROSPECT...BUTTE FALLS... THE PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF GRANTS PASS...JACKSONVILLE HILL...HIGHWAY 199 SOUTH OF O'BRIEN...AND HIGHWAY 46 TO OREGON CAVES. * IMPACTS ABOVE 2000 FEET: SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS WITH OCCASIONALLY LIMITED VISIBILITY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * IMPACTS IN THE VALLEYS FROM 500 TO 2000 FEET: SNOW MAY OCCASIONALLY IMPACT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS IN THE VALLEYS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...SNOW MAY NOT ACCUMULATE IN ALL AREAS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ080-250800- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW 539 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT BELOW 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION: 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET AND ABOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH HALF AN INCH TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON VALLEY FLOORS BELOW 2000 FEET. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: HAPPY CAMP...SEIAD VALLEY AND SOMES BAR. * LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDE: FORT JONES... ETNA...CALLAHAN AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 3 AND 96 AND SAWYERS BAR ROAD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ025-250800- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 539 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...HIGHWAY 138. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS WITH OCCASIONALLY LIMITED VISIBILITY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ027-028-250800- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 539 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT ASHLAND...INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 66 AT GREENSPRINGS...HIGHWAYS 62...230 AND 138 NEAR CRATER LAKE AND DIAMOND LAKE... HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS WITH OCCASIONALLY LIMITED VISIBILITY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ081-250800- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 539 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION: HALF AN INCH TO 2 INCHES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YREKA...WEED AND INTERSTATE 5 THROUGH THE SHASTA VALLEY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND SLUSHY ROADS WITH OCCASIONALLY LIMITED VISIBILITY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ CAZ082-250800- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 539 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION: HALF AN INCH TO 2 INCHES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD. * IMPACTS: ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM SNOW ON INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 89. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ029-030-250800- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... CHEMULT 539 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION: HALF AN INCH TO 2 INCHES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... CHEMULT. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS WITH OCCASIONALLY LIMITED VISIBILITY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ON HIGHWAYS 97... 140...39...66 AND 62...AND OTHER ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ ORZ031-250800- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 539 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION: HALF AN INCH TO 2 INCHES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 140 BETWEEN LAKEVIEW AND ADEL. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS WITH OCCASIONALLY LIMITED VISIBILITY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ083-250800- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 539 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION: HALF AN INCH TO 2 INCHES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TENNANT...HIGHWAY 97. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS WITH OCCASIONALLY LIMITED VISIBILITY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ CAZ084-085-250800- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DORRIS 539 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION: HALF AN INCH TO 2 INCHES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DORRIS...ADIN...DAVIS CREEK...HIGHWAYS 299 AND 395. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS WITH OCCASIONALLY LIMITED VISIBILITY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ021-022-250800- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 539 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION: 1 TO 2 INCHES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1500 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH OCCASIONALLY LIMITED VISIBILITY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ MAS
517 WWUS46 KMFR 250813 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1213 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 CAZ080-ORZ023-024-026-250915- /O.EXP.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ /O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW... GLENDALE...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 1213 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO TOTAL LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ ORZ025-250915- /O.EXP.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 1213 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO TOTAL LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ CAZ081-ORZ027>030-250915- /O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED...CRATER LAKE... CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE... SISKIYOU SUMMIT...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...CHEMULT 1213 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO TOTAL UP TO 2 INCHES. $$ CAZ082-084-085-ORZ031-250915- /O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... DORRIS 1213 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO TOTAL LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ CAZ083-250915- /O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-151225T0800Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 1213 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO TOTAL UP TO AN INCH. $$ ORZ021-022-251200- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151225T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- 1213 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION: UP TO 2 INCHES OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1500 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH OCCASIONALLY LIMITED VISIBILITY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE HOLIDAY TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS... DIAL 511. 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. && $$ DW
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 Dec 22, 3:49 AM PST, 5 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 3:49 AM PST, 5 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
349 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015
.DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT
PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
CURRENT SNOW LEVELS OF 3500 TO 4000 FEET WILL RISE TO ABOVE 4500
FEET THIS AFTERNOON, THEN DROP TO AROUND 2000 FEET BY TONIGHT.
SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON ELEVATION AND LOCATION, BUT
GENERALLY SPEAKING, AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHEST ON THE WEST FACING
SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. WITH ONGOING SNOW IN THE FORECAST AND
HOLIDAY TRAVEL INCREASING TRAFFIC OVER THE PASSES AND ALONG AREA
HIGHWAYS, HAVE CONTINUED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND
WIND THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HAVE ALSO EXPANDED THE COVERAGE
A BIT INTO THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE CASCADES, AS LATEST MODEL
RUNS HAVE BUMPED UP PRECIPITATION THERE, AND SOME MORE LOCALLY
TRAVELED HIGHWAYS WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
MUCH OF THE SNOW THIS MORNING IS THE RESULT OF A WARM FRONT
APPROACHING THE REGION AHEAD OF THE NEXT TROUGH WITHIN THE SWIFT
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THIS WARMER AIR WILL BE THE REASON FOR
SLIGHTLY HIGHER SNOW LEVELS LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON,
BUT A COLD FRONT WILL FOLLOW RATHER QUICKLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND INTO THE EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SNOW LEVELS WILL
FALL TO AROUND 3500 FEET TONIGHT WITH THE APPROACH OF THE COLD
FRONT, THE SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL FURTHER BEHIND THE
FRONT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A POST-FRONTAL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL
CONTINUE PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION RATES THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WILL BE RATHER REMARKABLY CONSISTENT, WITH LITTLE BREAK
BETWEEN SYSTEMS. WIDESPREAD LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED,
MAINLY ON THE WEST SIDE, WITH MORE MODERATE INTENSITY
PRECIPITATION OVER THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, WHERE
UPSLOPING FLOW WILL BE STRONGEST. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY STATEMENT /PDXWSWMFR/ FOR DETAILS.
CONFIDENCE IS NOT AS HIGH IN THE FORECAST BEYOND WEDNESDAY, BUT
IS IMPROVING AS MODELS BEGIN TO CONVERGE ON A COMMON SOLUTION. AS
A RESULT, THERE IS INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR A COLDER SYSTEM TO
BRING LOW ELEVATION SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. THERE IS STILL SOME DISAGREEMENT ON THE DETAILS OF TIMING
AND AMOUNTS, BUT THERE IS GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH SNOW LEVELS
FALLING TO AROUND 1000 FEET, AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ON THE ROGUE
VALLEY FLOOR COULD FALL INTO THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE BETWEEN
THURSDAY MORNING AND CHRISTMAS MORNING, WHILE ELEVATIONS ABOVE
2000 FEET COULD RECEIVE 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT IN THE
MOUNTAINS DURING THE SAME TIME FRAME. SOME OF THE THURSDAY MORNING
SNOW MAY MELT WITH AFTERNOON HEATING, BUT LOWER NIGHTTIME
TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT COULD MAKE UP FOR SOME OF THAT MELT. THUS...THERE
IS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SNOW REMAINING ON THE GROUND FOR MOST
LOCATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET FOR CHRISTMAS MORNING.
SHOWERS WILL BE TAPERING OFF CHRISTMAS MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE BEGINS TO NUDGE INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO
THE 20S IN THE WEST SIDE VALLEYS WILL HELP TO PRESERVE ANY SNOW
THAT HAS STUCK WITH THE PREVIOUS DAY AND A HALF OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW SETS UP OVER THE WEST SIDE BY SATURDAY MORNING,
AND WITH ALL OF THE BOUNTIFUL MOISTURE FROM THE PAST WEEK, FOG,
POSSIBLY DENSE FREEZING FOG, WILL BE PRESENT IN THE WEST SIDE
VALLEYS. EAST OF THE CASCADES, TEMPERATURE WILL DROP INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND BELOW ZERO IN PLACES, AS SNOWY SURFACES AND
CLEAR SKIES RESULT IN EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING. THE UPPER
RIDGE SLOWLY TRANSITIONS EAST WITH ANOTHER MORNING OF FREEZING FOG
POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT BRINGS PRECIPITATION
TO THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. MODELS HAVE
VERY LITTLE AGREEMENT ON THE PATTERN EARLY NEXT WEEK, WITH THE GFS
REMAINING DRY, WHILE THE ECMWF PRODUCES ANOTHER POTENT FRONTAL
SYSTEM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WITH CONFIDENCE SO LOW, HAVE
KEPT AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE WETTER SOLUTION, BUT SHOULD THE RIDGING OF THE GFS
INSTEAD VERIFY, VALLEY FOG WILL BE THE LIKELY RESULT. -BPN
&&
.AVIATION...FOR THE 22/06Z TAF CYCLE...AREAS OF MVFR CIGS WITH LOCAL
IFR CIGS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH HIGHER TERRAIN
OBSCURED. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT
THERE WON'T BE A LOT OF CLEARING TO VFR. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP
AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST AND EAST OF THE CASCADES.
-JRS
&&
.MARINE...UPDATED 200 AM PST TUESDAY 22 DEC 2015...A WARM FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BRINGING
WINDS UP TO GALES. INITIALLY GALES WILL BE CONFINED TO AREAS BEYOND
10 NM BUT AFTER 4 PM THE INNER WATERS NORTH OF CAPE BLANCO WILL ALSO
SEE GALE FORCE WINDS. GUIDANCE INDICATES NORTH BEND AIRPORT WILL SEE
WINDS IN THE 25 TO 40 KNOT RANGE SO CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT GALE
COULD COME ALL THE WAY TO THE COAST IN MARINE ZONE 350 WHICH IS
FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO. ANOTHER LOW MOVING DOWN FROM THE NORTH MAY
BRING GUSTY NORTH WINDS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL
DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY NORTHWEST SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH BETWEEN
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THE SWELLS...IN COMBINATION WITH THE
VERY HIGH TIDES THAT WILL OCCUR THROUGH SUNDAY DEC 27...PEAKING THU
DEC 24....WILL LIKELY CREATE DANGEROUS BAR CONDITIONS AND PERIODS OF
HIGH SURF ALONG THE COAST. /FB
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
ORZ023-025>030.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
ORZ021-022.
CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
CAZ080-081-083.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-356-376.
GALE WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR PZZ356-370-376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR PZZ356-376.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR PZZ350.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR PZZ350-370.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ370.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
PZZ370-376.
BPN/FJB/JRSIn the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 22, 6:12 AM PST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
612 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 AM HEAVY RAIN GOLD BEACH 42.41N 124.42W
12/22/2015 M2.09 INCH CURRY OR TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR RAIN TOTAL ENDING AT 5:00 AM.
OBSERVER LOCATION 4 MI UP ROGUE RIVER S
SIDE.
&&
BSLocal storm report, Dec 22, 6:13 AM PST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
613 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 WNW YREKA 41.73N 122.65W
12/22/2015 M1.22 INCH SISKIYOU CA TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR RAIN TOTAL ENDING AT 6:00 AM.
OBSERVER LOCATION .9 MILES NW OF TOWN
CENTER.
&&
BSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:00 AM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 19 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:48 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 56 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:29 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine | 13 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:17 PM PST | Gale Warning | MFR | 7 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:17 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 23 hr | |
| Dec 22, 12:31 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MFR | Modoc | 18 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.