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Ice Storm Warning 1, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this ice storm warning at Dec 7, 2016, 4:37 PM PST for Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Dec 7, 2016, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 11 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
- Dec 7, 2016, 4:37 PM PST (00:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 7, 2016, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2016, 9:00 AM PST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
County Siskiyou County, CA
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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 7, 10:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Mount Shasta, CA | . THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW EVENT WAS 6 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 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 89 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
545 WWUS46 KMFR 080037 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 437 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET POSSIBLE THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY... ...ALSO ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS, EASTSIDE AND POSSIBLY LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE CASCADES THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING... .SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL STILL BE IN PLACE AS WARM FRONT PASSES OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION AND A NARROW BELT OF WARMER TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE STILL FREEZING SURFACE. PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE POSSIBLE AS SNOW TRANSITIONS TO RAIN OVER SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. MEANWHILE SNOW IS EXPECTED MOST OF THE TIME OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND EAST OF THE CASCADES LATER THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING, THEN SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ORZ031-080145- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.A.0008.161208T1200Z-161209T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 437 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. $$ CAZ080-081215- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0008.161208T0600Z-161208T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.161208T0300Z-161208T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.IS.W.0001.161208T0600Z-161208T1700Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES 437 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY... ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES, EXCEPT FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES SOUTH OF CALLAHAN AND SAWYERS BAR ROADS WEST OF ETNA. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...0.05 TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEGINS LATER THIS EVENING AND PERSISTS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME... BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...SCOTT VALLEY...INCLUDING FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...ETNA AND CALLAHAN. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE...SAWYERS BAR ROAD WEST OF ETNA AND SEIAD VALLEY. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON LOCAL ROADS... INCLUDING PORTIONS SAWYERS BAR ROAD AND HIGHWAY 3 SOUTH OF CALLAHAN. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS...FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ ORZ023>026-081215- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0008.161208T0600Z-161208T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.161208T0600Z-161208T1700Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAVE JUNCTION...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS 437 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH LESS THAN AN INCH BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 FEET. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUES INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALSO BEGINS LATER THIS EVENING AND PERSISTS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TILLER...CAVE JUNCTION...HIGHWAY 199 IN THE ILLINOIS VALLEY...INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF GRENADA...PROSPECT AND HIGHWAY 138 EAST OF GLIDE. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS... INCLUDING THE FOUR PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 FROM GRANTS PASS TO ROSEBURG AND HIGHWAY 62 NEAR PROSPECT. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS... FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ028-081215- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0008.161208T0600Z-161208T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.161208T0300Z-161208T2100Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 437 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS...2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 66 SISKIYOU SUMMIT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALSO BEGINS LATER THIS EVENING AND PERSISTS INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH OF ASHLAND...HIGHWAY 140 OVER THE CASCADES...AND HIGHWAY 66 EAST OF ASHLAND. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH OF ASHLAND...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS AND HIGHWAY 66 EAST OF ASHLAND. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS...FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ029-030-081215- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0008.161208T1200Z-161209T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.161208T0600Z-161209T0000Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER 437 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES, EXCEPT FOR UP TO 6 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS ALSO THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KLAMATH FALLS...CHILOQUIN...CHEMULT...BEATTY KENO...HIGHWAY 97...HIGHWAY 140 AND HIGHWAY 39. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS... FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ083-081215- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0008.161208T0600Z-161208T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.161208T0300Z-161208T2100Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 437 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 4 TO 6 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALSO BEGINS THIS EVENING AND PERSISTS INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 97. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS...FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ084-081215- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0008.161208T1200Z-161209T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.161208T0300Z-161208T2100Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DORRIS 437 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALSO BEGINS TONIGHT AND PERSISTS INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KLAMATH FALLS...TULELAKE...FORT ROCK... CHILOQUIN...CHEMULT...SILVER LAKE...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MACDOEL AND CRESCENT...HIGHWAY 31 NORTH OF SUMMER LAKE...AND HIGHWAYS 31 AND 395 NEAR LAKE ABERT. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS... FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ027-081215- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0008.161208T0600Z-161208T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.161208T0600Z-161208T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK 437 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTS INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 62 THROUGH UNION CREEK... HIGHWAY 138 NEAR AND AT DIAMOND LAKE...AND HIGHWAY 230. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS...FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ081-081215- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0008.161208T0600Z-161208T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.161208T0300Z-161208T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 437 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEGINS LATER THIS EVENING AND PERSISTS INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME... BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...YREKA...INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF GRENADA. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS... FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ082-081215- /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.161208T0037Z-161208T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 437 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES, EXCEPT FOR UP TO 8 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 89 EAST OF INTERSTATE 5. * TIMING...SNOW WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY TAPER THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR AND MC CLOUD. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON LOCAL ROADS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5. HIGHER AND UNPLOWED RURAL ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ CAZ085-081215- /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.161208T0037Z-161208T1800Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 437 PM PST WED DEC 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES, EXCEPT FOR 6 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 299 NEAR WARNER MOUNTAIN SUMMIT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF ALTURAS AND HIGHWAY 299 EAST OF ALTURAS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON LOCAL ROADS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5. HIGHER AND UNPLOWED RURAL ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ PETRUCELLI
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610 WWUS46 KMFR 081138 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 338 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...ALSO ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS...EASTSIDE AND POSSIBLY LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE CASCADES THIS MORNING... .A WARM FRONT WILL BE PASSING OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING. A NARROW BELT OF WARM AIR WILL PRODUCE RAIN DOWN INTO THE STILL FREEZING SURFACE. PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE POSSIBLE AS SNOW TRANSITIONS TO RAIN OVER SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. MEANWHILE SNOW IS EXPECTED MOST OF THE TIME OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND EAST OF THE CASCADES THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ080-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-161208T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES 338 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES... EXCEPT FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES SOUTH OF CALLAHAN AND SAWYERS BAR ROADS WEST OF ETNA. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...0.05 TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING. THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEGINS LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME... BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...SCOTT VALLEY... INCLUDING FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...ETNA AND CALLAHAN. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE...SAWYERS BAR ROAD WEST OF ETNA AND SEIAD VALLEY. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON LOCAL ROADS... INCLUDING PORTIONS SAWYERS BAR ROAD AND HIGHWAY 3 SOUTH OF CALLAHAN. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS...FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ ORZ023>026-081700- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T1700Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 338 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH LESS THAN AN INCH BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 FEET. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THIS MORNING ALONG WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TILLER...CAVE JUNCTION...HIGHWAY 199 IN THE ILLINOIS VALLEY...INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF GRANTS PASS THROUGH DOUGLAS COUNTY...ROSEBURG...PROSPECT AND HIGHWAY 138 THROUGH GLIDE. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS... INCLUDING THE FOUR PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 FROM GRANTS PASS TO ROSEBURG AND HIGHWAY 62 NEAR PROSPECT. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS... FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ028-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 338 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS... 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 66 SISKIYOU SUMMIT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALSO BEGINS LATER TONIGHT INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH OF ASHLAND...HIGHWAY 140 OVER THE CASCADES...AND HIGHWAY 66 EAST OF ASHLAND. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH OF ASHLAND...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS AND HIGHWAY 66 EAST OF ASHLAND. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS...FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ029-030-082300- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161209T0000Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER 338 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...EXCEPT FOR UP TO 6 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS ALSO THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KLAMATH FALLS...CHILOQUIN...CHEMULT... BEATTY KENO...HIGHWAY 97...HIGHWAY 140 AND HIGHWAY 39. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS... FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ083-084-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...DORRIS 338 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 4 TO 6 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALSO BEGINS THIS MORNING AND PERSISTS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TENNANT...DORRIS AND HIGHWAY 97. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS...FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ027-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK 338 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 62 THROUGH UNION CREEK... HIGHWAY 138 NEAR AND AT DIAMOND LAKE...AND HIGHWAY 230. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS...FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ081-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 338 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...YREKA...INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF GRENADA. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS... FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ082-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 338 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES... EXCEPT FOR UP TO 8 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 89 EAST OF INTERSTATE 5. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TAPER THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR AND MC CLOUD. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON LOCAL ROADS... INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5. HIGHER AND UNPLOWED RURAL ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ CAZ085-081800- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T1800Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 338 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...EXCEPT FOR 6 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 299 NEAR WARNER MOUNTAIN SUMMIT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF ALTURAS AND HIGHWAY 299 EAST OF ALTURAS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON LOCAL ROADS... INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5. HIGHER AND UNPLOWED RURAL ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$
447 WWUS46 KMFR 081637 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 837 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...ALSO ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS...EASTSIDE AND POSSIBLY LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE CASCADES THIS MORNING... .A WARM FRONT WILL BE PASSING OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING. A NARROW BELT OF WARM AIR WILL PRODUCE RAIN DOWN INTO THE STILL FREEZING SURFACE. PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE POSSIBLE AS SNOW TRANSITIONS TO RAIN OVER SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. MEANWHILE SNOW IS EXPECTED MOST OF THE TIME OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND EAST OF THE CASCADES THIS MORNING...THEN SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ080-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-161208T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES 837 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH...EXCEPT FOR UP TO 2 INCHES SOUTH OF CALLAHAN AND SAWYERS BAR ROADS WEST OF ETNA. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 0.05 OF AN INCH. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING. STILL COULD NOT RULE OUT FREEZING RAIN. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...SCOTT VALLEY... INCLUDING FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...ETNA AND CALLAHAN. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE...SAWYERS BAR ROAD WEST OF ETNA AND SEIAD VALLEY. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON LOCAL ROADS... INCLUDING PORTIONS SAWYERS BAR ROAD AND HIGHWAY 3 SOUTH OF CALLAHAN. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS...FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ ORZ023>026-081745- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T1700Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 837 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH ABOVE 2000 FEET. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ALONG WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TILLER...CAVE JUNCTION...HIGHWAY 199 IN THE ILLINOIS VALLEY...INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF GRANTS PASS THROUGH DOUGLAS COUNTY...ROSEBURG...PROSPECT AND HIGHWAY 138 THROUGH GLIDE. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS... INCLUDING THE FOUR PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 FROM GRANTS PASS TO ROSEBURG AND HIGHWAY 62 NEAR PROSPECT. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS... FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ028-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 837 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS AND ALONG HIGHWAY 66 SISKIYOU SUMMIT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALSO EXIST. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH OF ASHLAND...HIGHWAY 140 OVER THE CASCADES...AND HIGHWAY 66 EAST OF ASHLAND. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH OF ASHLAND...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS AND HIGHWAY 66 EAST OF ASHLAND. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS...FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ029-030-090000- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161209T0000Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER 837 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS ALSO THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KLAMATH FALLS...CHILOQUIN...CHEMULT... BEATTY KENO...HIGHWAY 97...HIGHWAY 140 AND HIGHWAY 39. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS... FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ083-084-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...DORRIS 837 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALSO CONTINUES INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TENNANT...DORRIS AND HIGHWAY 97. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS...FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ027-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK 837 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL ALSO PERSIST INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 62 THROUGH UNION CREEK... HIGHWAY 138 NEAR AND AT DIAMOND LAKE...AND HIGHWAY 230. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS...FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ081-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 837 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...YREKA...INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF GRENADA. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS... FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ082-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 837 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING, THEN TAPER TO FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR AND MC CLOUD. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON LOCAL ROADS... INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5. HIGHER AND UNPLOWED RURAL ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ CAZ085-081800- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T1800Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 837 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH...EXCEPT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 299 NEAR WARNER MOUNTAIN SUMMIT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF ALTURAS AND HIGHWAY 299 EAST OF ALTURAS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON LOCAL ROADS... INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5. HIGHER AND UNPLOWED RURAL ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ PETRUCELLI
177 WWUS46 KMFR 081659 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 859 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING... ... ALSO ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS...EASTSIDE AND POSSIBLY LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE CASCADES THIS MORNING... .A WARM FRONT WILL BE PASSING OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING. A NARROW BELT OF WARM AIR WILL PRODUCE RAIN DOWN INTO THE STILL FREEZING SURFACE. PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE POSSIBLE AS SNOW TRANSITIONS TO RAIN OVER SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. MEANWHILE SNOW IS EXPECTED MOST OF THE TIME OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND EAST OF THE CASCADES THIS MORNING...THEN SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ080-082100- /O.EXP.KMFR.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-161208T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES 859 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...ICE STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH...EXCEPT FOR UP TO 2 INCHES SOUTH OF CALLAHAN AND SAWYERS BAR ROADS WEST OF ETNA. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING. STILL COULD NOT RULE OUT FREEZING RAIN. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...SAWYERS BAR ROAD WEST OF ETNA AND SEIAD VALLEY. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON LOCAL ROADS... INCLUDING PORTIONS SAWYERS BAR ROAD AND HIGHWAY 3 SOUTH OF CALLAHAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS...FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ ORZ023>026-081800- /O.EXP.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T1700Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 859 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... $$ ORZ028-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 859 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS AND ALONG HIGHWAY 66 SISKIYOU SUMMIT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALSO EXIST. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH OF ASHLAND...HIGHWAY 140 OVER THE CASCADES...AND HIGHWAY 66 EAST OF ASHLAND. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH OF ASHLAND...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS AND HIGHWAY 66 EAST OF ASHLAND. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS...FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ029-030-090000- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161209T0000Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY... CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER 859 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS ALSO THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME... BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KLAMATH FALLS...CHILOQUIN...CHEMULT... BEATTY KENO...HIGHWAY 97...HIGHWAY 140 AND HIGHWAY 39. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS... FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ083-084-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TENNANT...DORRIS 859 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALSO CONTINUES INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TENNANT...DORRIS AND HIGHWAY 97. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS...FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ027-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK 859 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL ALSO PERSIST INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 62 THROUGH UNION CREEK... HIGHWAY 138 NEAR AND AT DIAMOND LAKE...AND HIGHWAY 230. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS...FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ081-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YREKA...WEED 859 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL TRACE TO 0.05 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. ICE SHOULD ONLY OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THAT TIME...BUT MAY LAST LONGER IN SOME LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...YREKA...INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF GRENADA. * IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND WALKING SURFACES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STOCK EMERGENCY KIT WITH TIRE CHAINS... FLASHLIGHT... BATTERIES... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... AND MEDICATIONS. * PLAN NOW TO AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM. * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ082-082100- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 859 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING... THEN TAPER TO FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR AND MC CLOUD. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON LOCAL ROADS... INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5. HIGHER AND UNPLOWED RURAL ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ CAZ085-081800- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161208T1800Z/ MODOC COUNTY- 859 AM PST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH...EXCEPT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 299 NEAR WARNER MOUNTAIN SUMMIT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF ALTURAS AND HIGHWAY 299 EAST OF ALTURAS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON LOCAL ROADS... INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5. HIGHER AND UNPLOWED RURAL ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ PETRUCELLI
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this ice 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 ice storm warning went out at Dec 7, 9:32 AM PST, 7 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 9:32 AM PST, 7 hours 5 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Medford OR
932 AM PST Wed Dec 7 2016
.DISCUSSION...A cold start to the morning with the coldest
temperatures so far this season. Low temperatures in the single
digits and near or below zero were common east of the Cascades;
low to mid 20s for the inland westside and low to mid 30s near
and at the coast. High clouds are already advancing into the area
ahead of a warm front and the cloud deck will only thicken and
lower as time goes on. This will slow down the amount of warming
this afternoon for many areas. In fact its likely to remain below
freezing east of the Cascades. The 12z models are slower with the
arrival of precipitation in northern Cal and southwest Oregon.
The GFS and short range his res HRRR are in fairly good agreement
with timing and location of precipitation. The NAM has the leading
edge southwest of our forecast area. Therefore have trimmed back
pops for this afternoon and evening, keeping the best chance in
Northern Cal and extreme southwest Oregon this evening.
A preliminary look at some of the soundings does not show enough
that would convince me to make much if any changes to where we
have a slight chance or change for freezing rain tonight through
Thursday morning. Right now, it looks like the best chance for
freezing rain could end up in some of the deeper valleys in
western Siskiyou County like the Klamath River Basin, Scott
Valley and maybe the northern, western and eastern fringes of the
Shasta Valley. Also portions of Highway 97 north of Chiloquin
could be affected by freezing rain. All of this will be looked at
in more detail this morning and we'll decide if we to upgrade the
the watch to a warning and if so where. -Petrucelli
&&
.AVIATION...07/12Z TAF CYCLE...Most of the west side valleys have
IFR ceilings/fog this morning, but the rest of the area is drying
out with offshore east winds. MVFR ceilings cleared to VFR at KRBG
in the last hour, but this may just allow IFR low cloud/fog to
develop again nearby this morning. All areas should clear to VFR
late this morning or early this afternoon.
A warm front will move into the area this evening and conditions
will deteriorate quickly tonight with MVFR ceilings becoming
widespread. Terrain will become obscured with areas of IFR.
Precipitation will spread from southwest to northeast across the
area with enough cold air for snow from the Cascades eastward. Some
sleet or freezing rain is possible in some of the colder west side
valleys at the start of precipitation before warmer air changes
any mixed precip over to rain. Snow will also gradually transition
to rain for all but the highest peaks on Thursday. -Spilde
&&
.MARINE...Updated 300 AM PST Wednesday 7 December 2016...Light
to moderate east winds are expected today as high pressure slides by
over land. Later today, a warm front moves through and winds shift
to the south and increase. Low pressure then moves by and a cold
front approaches tonight, then shifts through the area Thursday.
Expect a period of gales and steep to very steep seas with this
front. Models show winds gradually easing Thursday night into
Friday, but will likely remain at small craft advisory levels. Seas
during this time frame will build due to large west swells. They'll
reach a peak Friday afternoon or evening at 15 to 22 feet (highest
over the northern waters), then gradually subside by Saturday
morning. Relatively calm conditions from both winds and seas are
expected Sunday. However, the storm track is likely to become active
again next week. -Spilde
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 419 AM PST Wed Dec 7 2016/
DISCUSSION...Wintry weather returns tonight and could pose a
challenge to travel tonight and Thursday.
Overnight radiational cooling has brought temperatures below
freezing across southwest Oregon with frost likely overnight even
at the coast. Low clouds have formed over the Rogue and Illinois
Valleys while at the same time a warm front is spreading high
clouds north into southern Oregon. The main concern is that as the
clouds spread into the region, this would cap the cold air in
place and we may not see a lot of warming. As the warm rain falls
into the pool of cold air, valleys in southwest Oregon and
Siskiyou County could see freezing precipitation this evening.
The Illinois Valley and lower Klamath River Valley appear
favorable due to trapped cold air. Conditions are not as clear cut
in the Shasta Valley as we are also expecting strong winds to
develop this afternoon with the Redding-Medford pressure gradient
of 8-10 mb. The strong SE winds could scour out the cold air.
In addition the south end of Jackson County near Ashland is also
expected to see stronger 10-20 mph winds. The lower elevations of
Ashland could see some freezing precipitation while the higher
elevation may see stronger winds scouring out the cold air.
By Thursday morning, the overrunning of the cold air will spread
into the East side with potential for freezing rain in the Klamath
Basin, the Tulelake Basin and northern Lake County. Since cold air
is much deeper east of the Cascades, most areas will see snow but
we cannot rule out pockets of freezing rain late tonight into
Thursday morning. By Thursday afternoon stronger winds are
expected to surface into the Christmas Valley and parts of Highway
31 between Paisley and Summer Lake could be impacted.
Highs on Thursday will climb into the mid to upper 30s and
possible lower 50s for west of the Cascades and even the east side
could see highs climbing above freezing. After the warm front has
moved through the area, the cold front will follow through on
Friday. The atmosphere will remain unstable with showers
throughout the day into the end of the week.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...High Wind Watch from Thursday afternoon through late Thursday
night for ORZ030-031.
Winter Storm Watch from late tonight through Thursday afternoon
for ORZ029>031.
Winter Storm Watch from this evening through Thursday morning
for ORZ023>026.
Winter Storm Watch from this evening through Thursday afternoon
for ORZ027-028.
CA...High Wind Watch from Thursday afternoon through late Thursday
night for CAZ085.
Winter Storm Watch from late tonight through Thursday afternoon
for CAZ084.
Winter Storm Watch from this evening through Thursday morning
for CAZ080-081.
Winter Storm Watch from this evening through Thursday afternoon
for CAZ083.
High Wind Watch from late tonight through Thursday afternoon for
CAZ081.
Pacific Coastal Waters...Small Craft Advisory from 10 PM this evening to 4 PM PST
Thursday for PZZ350-356-370-376.
Hazardous Seas Watch from Thursday afternoon through late Friday
night for PZZ350-356-370-376.
Gale Warning from 4 AM to 4 PM PST Thursday for
PZZ350-356-370-376.The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 4:37 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 23 hr |
| Dec 7, 8:56 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MFR | Siskiyou | 31 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:33 AM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Modoc | 20 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.