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High Wind Warning 18, NWS Medford, OR

October 23, 2016Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California; Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Oct 23, 2016, 8:30 AM PDT for Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California; Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Oct 23, 2016, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 20 hr. 1 report 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
Oct 23, 2016, 8:30 AM PDT (15:30 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 23, 2016, 11:00 PM PDT
Expired
Oct 24, 2016, 7:19 PM PDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Modoc County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 24, 6:05 PM PDTHEAVY RAIN 1.772 S Mount Shasta, CA. THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT WAS 24 HOURS.

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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 123 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2016-10-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2016-10-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
977 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
215 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

957 
WWUS76 KMFR 231530
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
830 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016

...MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY OVER PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...

...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TONIGHT AND
WILL DELIVER MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SHASTA VALLEY AND AREAS EAST
OF THE CASCADES WITH LIGHTER BUT STILL SIGNIFICANT WINDS IN THE
LOWER ROGUE VALLEY...

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-240330-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0017.161024T1500Z-161025T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0018.161024T1200Z-161025T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.161024T1200Z-161025T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...BLY...
SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
830 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM
TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY.

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH. 

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING... PEAK LATE 
  MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON... THEN DIMINISH MONDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY INCLUDE...KLAMATH FALLS... LAKEVIEW... 
  ALTURAS. 

* LOCATIONS IN WARNING INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 NEAR SUMMER LAKE...
  WARNER MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DANGEROUS ALONG HIGHWAY 31 NEAR 
  SUMMER LAKE... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TRAVEL 
  ALONG HIGHWAYS 140... 395... AND 31 WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR 
  DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

CAZ081-240330-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0017.161024T0600Z-161025T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0018.161024T0600Z-161025T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.161024T0600Z-161025T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
830 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
PDT MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND
WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY.

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH. 

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT... PEAK EARLY MONDAY 
  MORNING... AND DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY INCLUDE...MONTAGUE... INTERSTATE 5 NORTH 
  OF WEED TO GRENADA. 

* LOCATIONS IN WARNING INCLUDE...WEED.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS ALONG 
  INTERSTATE 5 NEAR WEED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD BE LOST OR DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

ORZ029-240330-
/O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.161024T1200Z-161025T0600Z/
KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS
830 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING... PEAK LATE 
  MONDAY MORNING AND MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH MONDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KLAMATH FALLS... ALTAMONT... BONANZA.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 97 AND HIGHWAY 140 WILL BECOME 
  DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED 
  OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ026-240330-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.161024T0600Z-161025T0000Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
830 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT... PEAKING MONDAY 
  MORNING... THEN DIMINISHING LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ASHLAND... MEDFORD... PROSPECT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NEAR MEDFORD COULD BECOME 
  DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE 
  DAMAGED. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
150 
WWUS76 KMFR 232146
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
246 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016

...MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY OVER PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...

...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TONIGHT AND
WILL DELIVER MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SHASTA VALLEY AND AREAS EAST
OF THE CASCADES WITH LIGHTER BUT STILL SIGNIFICANT WINDS IN THE
LOWER ROGUE VALLEY...

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-241000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0018.161024T1200Z-161025T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.161024T1200Z-161025T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...BLY...
SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
246 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH.

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING... PEAK LATE 
  MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON... THEN DIMINISH MONDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY INCLUDE...KLAMATH FALLS... LAKEVIEW... 
  ALTURAS. 

* LOCATIONS IN WARNING INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 NEAR SUMMER LAKE... 
  WARNER MOUNTAINS. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DANGEROUS ALONG HIGHWAY 31 NEAR 
  SUMMER LAKE... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TRAVEL 
  ALONG HIGHWAYS 140... 395... AND 31 WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR 
  DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

CAZ081-241000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0018.161024T0600Z-161025T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.161024T0600Z-161025T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
246 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH.

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70
  MPH POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT... PEAK EARLY MONDAY 
  MORNING... AND DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY INCLUDE...MONTAGUE... INTERSTATE 5 NORTH
  OF GRENADA.

* LOCATIONS IN WARNING INCLUDE...WEED...GRENADA.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS ALONG 
  INTERSTATE 5 NEAR WEED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD BE LOST OR DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

ORZ026-241000-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.161024T0600Z-161025T0000Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
246 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT... PEAKING MONDAY 
  MORNING... THEN DIMINISHING LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ASHLAND... MEDFORD... PROSPECT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NEAR MEDFORD COULD BECOME 
  DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE 
  DAMAGED. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ORZ029-241000-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.161024T1200Z-161025T0600Z/
KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS
246 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING... PEAK LATE 
  MONDAY MORNING AND MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH MONDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KLAMATH FALLS... ALTAMONT... BONANZA.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 97 AND HIGHWAY 140 WILL BECOME 
  DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED 
  OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
696 
WWUS76 KMFR 240952
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
252 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-250000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0018.161024T1200Z-161025T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.161024T1200Z-161025T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...BLY...
SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
252 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 MPH. 

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING...PEAK LATE THIS
  MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY INCLUDE...KLAMATH FALLS...LAKEVIEW...
  ALTURAS.

* LOCATIONS IN WARNING INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 NEAR SUMMER LAKE...WARNER
  MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DANGEROUS ALONG HIGHWAY 31 NEAR 
  SUMMER LAKE... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TRAVEL 
  ALONG HIGHWAYS 140... 395... AND 31 WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR 
  DAMAGED. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

CAZ081-250000-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161025T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-161025T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED
252 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 MPH. 

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 
  MPH POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK THIS MORNING...AND DIMINISH THIS
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY INCLUDE...MONTAGUE... INTERSTATE 5 NORTH 
  OF GRENADA. 

* LOCATIONS IN WARNING INCLUDE...WEED...GRENADA.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS ALONG 
  INTERSTATE 5 NEAR WEED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD BE LOST OR DAMAGED. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

ORZ026-250000-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-161025T0000Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
252 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...PEAKING MONDAY
  MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ASHLAND...MEDFORD...PROSPECT WITH STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED FROM PHOENIX TO ASHLAND AND IN SURROUNDING HILLS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 5 FROM ASHLAND TO MEDFORD COULD
  BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED OBJECTS
  MAY BE DAMAGED.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ORZ029-250000-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.161024T1200Z-161025T0600Z/
KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS
252 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING...PEAK LATE THIS
  MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KLAMATH FALLS... ALTAMONT...BONANZA.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 97 AND HIGHWAY 140 WILL BECOME
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED
  OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
098 
WWUS76 KMFR 242116
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
216 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

CAZ081-242230-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161025T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-161025T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
216 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT.
THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY AND HIGH WIND WARNING HAVE BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

ORZ026-242230-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-161025T0000Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
216 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT.
THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-250600-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161025T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-161025T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BEATTY...BLY...
SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
216 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS IN ADVISORY AREA...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 MPH. 

* WINDS IN WARNING AREA...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
  DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS IN ADVISORY INCLUDE...KLAMATH FALLS...LAKEVIEW... 
  ALTURAS. 

* LOCATIONS IN WARNING INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 NEAR SUMMER LAKE... 
  WARNER MOUNTAINS. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DANGEROUS ALONG HIGHWAY 31 NEAR 
  SUMMER LAKE... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TRAVEL 
  ALONG HIGHWAYS 140... 395... AND 31 WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR 
  DAMAGED. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

ORZ029-250600-
/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-161025T0600Z/
KLAMATH BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS
216 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
  DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KLAMATH FALLS... ALTAMONT...BONANZA.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 97 AND HIGHWAY 140 WILL BECOME 
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED 
  OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

BPN
182 
WWUS76 KMFR 250219
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
719 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

CAZ085-ORZ030-031-250330-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161025T0600Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-161025T0600Z/
MODOC COUNTY-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
719 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...AND WINDS HAVE
DIMINISHED BELOW CRITERIA. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
NIGHT...BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ENDED.

$$

ORZ029-250330-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-161025T0600Z/
KLAMATH BASIN-
719 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...AND WINDS HAVE
DIMINISHED BELOW CRITERIA. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
NIGHT...BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ENDED.

$$

WRIGHT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 23, 3:15 AM PDTHigh Wind WatchMFRModoc, Siskiyou5 hr
Oct 23, 3:15 AM PDTWind AdvisoryMFRModoc, Siskiyou40 hr
Oct 23, 3:35 AM PDTGale WarningMFR53 hr
Oct 23, 3:35 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR22 hr
Oct 23, 3:35 AM PDTHazardous Seas WarningMFR12 hr
Oct 23, 3:24 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFR62 hr
Oct 23, 3:24 PM PDTStorm WarningMFR18 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.