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High Wind Warning 26, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Dec 26, 2016, 12:35 PM PST for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, California. It took effect at Dec 27, 2016, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 19 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2016, 12:35 PM PST (20:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 27, 2016, 1:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2016, 7:32 PM PST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Modoc County, CA, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 785 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
603 WWUS76 KMFR 262035 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1235 PM PST MON DEC 26 2016 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-271200- /O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0026.161227T0900Z-161228T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0051.161227T0900Z-161228T1200Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 1235 PM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN SUMMER LAKE AND PAISLEY AND HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 299 EAST OF ALTURAS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND 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 HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PETRUCELLI
3 follow-up statements
867 WWUS76 KMFR 270948 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 148 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-272315- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 148 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN SUMMER LAKE AND PAISLEY AND HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 299 EAST OF ALTURAS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
936 WWUS76 KMFR 272240 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 240 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-280600- /O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-161228T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 240 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA, DIMINISHING TO ADVISORY STRENGTH AFTER 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PEAK THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN SUMMER LAKE AND PAISLEY AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 299 EAST OF ALTURAS AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. IN AREAS WITH LOOSE SNOW, BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES, AT TIMES, AND CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLIPPERY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BTL
081 WWUS76 KMFR 280332 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 732 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 CAZ085-ORZ030-031-280600- /O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-161228T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WI.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-161228T0600Z/ MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 732 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN SUMMER LAKE AND PAISLEY AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. HIGHWAY 299 EAST OF ALTURAS AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. IN AREAS WITH LOOSE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES...AND CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 3:16 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath | 40 hr |
| Dec 26, 6:39 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | MFR | Coos, Douglas | 4 hr |
| Dec 26, 12:35 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 33 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Oregon, 2016High Wind Warnings in California, 2016Every high wind warning in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.