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Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this winter storm warning at Dec 21, 2016, 2:34 PM PST for Siskiyou County, California; 4 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Dec 22, 2016, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 24 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2016, 2:34 PM PST (22:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 22, 2016, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2016, 9:32 PM PST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Siskiyou County, CA, Douglas County, OR, Jackson County, OR, Josephine County, OR, Klamath County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 7:28 AM PST | SNOW 0.5 | 2 Ssw Weed, CA | . |
| Dec 23, 7:41 AM PST | SNOW 1.4 | Selma, OR | . |
| Dec 23, 1:22 PM PST | SNOW 6 | 3 Sse Mount Shasta, CA | SNOW ACCUMULATION SINCE 1AM PST 12/23. |
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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 13 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
- 687 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
278 WWUS46 KMFR 212234 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 234 PM PST WED DEC 21 2016 ...HEAVY SNOW LIKELY FRIDAY... .A FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY...AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW DURING A TIME OF INCREASED HOLIDAY TRAVEL. ORZ027-028-220645- /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0010.161223T0600Z-161224T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 234 PM PST WED DEC 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CASCADE AND SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...MOUNT ASHLAND SKI ROAD...AND HIGHWAYS 140...66...138...230...AND 62. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WITH SLICK SURFACES AND LOWERED VISIBILITY. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP TIRE CHAINS, A FLASHLIGHT, BLANKETS, FOOD, WATER, MEDICATIONS, AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ080>082-220645- /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0010.161223T0600Z-161224T0000Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEED...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR... MCCLOUD 234 PM PST WED DEC 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET...AND 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN DUNSMUIR AND WEED...MCCLOUD...HIGHWAYS 97 AND 89...HIGHWAY 3 AT SCOTT MOUNTAIN PASS AND FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...AND ETNA PASS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WITH SLICK SURFACES AND LOWERED VISIBILITY. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP TIRE CHAINS, A FLASHLIGHT, BLANKETS, FOOD, WATER, MEDICATIONS, AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ083-220645- /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0010.161223T0600Z-161224T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 234 PM PST WED DEC 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 4500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TENNANT...HIGHWAY 97...AND THE MEDICINE LAKE AREA. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WITH SLICK SURFACES AND LOWERED VISIBILITY. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED BECAUSE OF DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP TIRE CHAINS, A FLASHLIGHT, BLANKETS, FOOD, WATER, MEDICATIONS, AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-220645- /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0035.161223T0900Z-161224T0600Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS... ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 234 PM PST WED DEC 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL AREA CITIES AND HIGHWAYS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SLICK ROAD SURFACES AND LOWERED VISIBILITY. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ BPN
7 follow-up statements
090 WWUS46 KMFR 220643 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1043 PM PST WED DEC 21 2016 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY FRIDAY... .A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY... AND IS VERY LIKELY TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL DURING A TIME OF INCREASED HOLIDAY TRAVEL. ORZ027-028-221500- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.161223T0600Z-161224T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 1043 PM PST WED DEC 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FOOT ELEVATIONS FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING, BUT A SECOND HEAVIER PERIOD OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CASCADE AND SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...THE MOUNT ASHLAND SKI ROAD...AND HIGHWAYS 140...66...138...230...AND 62. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES, ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY WHICH COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ083-221500- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.161223T0600Z-161224T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 1043 PM PST WED DEC 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNT SHASTA TO MEDICINE LAKE HIGHLANDS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. HIGHER WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FOOT ELEVATIONS FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TENNANT...HIGHWAY 97...AND THE MEDICINE LAKE AREA. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES, ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY WHICH COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ082-221500- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.161223T0600Z-161224T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 1043 PM PST WED DEC 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET...AND 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN DUNSMUIR AND WEED...MCCLOUD...HIGHWAYS 97 AND 89...HIGHWAY 3 AT SCOTT MOUNTAIN PASS AND FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...AND ETNA PASS. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES, ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ080-081-221500- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.161223T0600Z-161224T0000Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...WEED 1043 PM PST WED DEC 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN DUNSMUIR AND WEED...MCCLOUD...HIGHWAYS 97 AND 89...HIGHWAY 3 AT SCOTT MOUNTAIN PASS AND FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...AND ETNA PASS. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES, ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-221500- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0035.161223T0900Z-161224T0600Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS... ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 1043 PM PST WED DEC 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL AREA CITIES AND HIGHWAYS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SLICK ROAD SURFACES AND LOWERED VISIBILITY. * 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. && $$ BTL
555 WWUS46 KMFR 221129 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 329 AM PST THU DEC 22 2016 ORZ027-028-230000- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.161223T0600Z-161224T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 329 AM PST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 18 INCHES OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS LIKE THE CRATER LAKE RIM. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FOOT ELEVATIONS FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING... BUT A SECOND HEAVIER PERIOD OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CASCADE AND SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...THE MOUNT ASHLAND SKI ROAD... AND HIGHWAYS 140...66...138...230...AND 62. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY WHICH COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ083-230000- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.161223T0600Z-161224T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 329 AM PST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNT SHASTA TO MEDICINE LAKE HIGHLANDS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. HIGHER WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FOOT ELEVATIONS FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TENNANT...HIGHWAY 97...AND THE MEDICINE LAKE AREA. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY WHICH COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ082-230000- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.161223T0600Z-161224T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 329 AM PST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET...AND 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN DUNSMUIR AND WEED...MCCLOUD...HIGHWAYS 97 AND 89...HIGHWAY 3 AT SCOTT MOUNTAIN PASS AND FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...AND ETNA PASS. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ080-081-230000- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.161223T0600Z-161224T0000Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...WEED 329 AM PST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN DUNSMUIR AND WEED...MCCLOUD...HIGHWAYS 97 AND 89...HIGHWAY 3 AT SCOTT MOUNTAIN PASS AND FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...AND ETNA PASS. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-230000- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0035.161223T0900Z-161224T0600Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS... ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 329 AM PST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL AREA CITIES AND HIGHWAYS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ BTL/WRIGHT
331 WWUS46 KMFR 222239 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 239 PM PST THU DEC 22 2016 ORZ027-028-231200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.161223T0600Z-161224T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 239 PM PST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 18 INCHES OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS LIKE THE CRATER LAKE RIM. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FOOT ELEVATIONS FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING... BUT A SECOND HEAVIER PERIOD OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CASCADE AND SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...THE MOUNT ASHLAND SKI ROAD... AND HIGHWAYS 140...66...138...230...AND 62. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY WHICH COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ083-231200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.161223T0600Z-161224T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 239 PM PST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 7 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNT SHASTA TO MEDICINE LAKE HIGHLANDS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. HIGHER WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FOOT ELEVATIONS FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TENNANT...HIGHWAY 97...AND THE MEDICINE LAKE AREA. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY WHICH COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ082-231200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.161223T0600Z-161224T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 239 PM PST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET...AND 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN DUNSMUIR AND WEED...MCCLOUD...HIGHWAYS 97 AND 89...HIGHWAY 3 AT SCOTT MOUNTAIN PASS AND FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...AND ETNA PASS. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ080-081-231200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.161223T0600Z-161224T0000Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...WEED 239 PM PST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN DUNSMUIR AND WEED...MCCLOUD...HIGHWAYS 97 AND 89...HIGHWAY 3 AT SCOTT MOUNTAIN PASS AND FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...AND ETNA PASS. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-231200- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0035.161223T0900Z-161224T0600Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS... ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 239 PM PST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL AREA CITIES AND HIGHWAYS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. * 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. && $$ BTL/WRIGHT/BPN
141 WWUS46 KMFR 231146 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 346 AM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ORZ027-028-232315- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161224T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 346 AM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 18 INCHES OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS LIKE THE CRATER LAKE RIM. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FOOT ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE THIS MORNING THEN TAPERING OFF MID MORNING...BUT A SECOND PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CASCADE AND SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...THE MOUNT ASHLAND SKI ROAD...AND HIGHWAYS 140...66...138...230...AND 62. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY WHICH COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ083-232315- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161224T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 346 AM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 7 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNT SHASTA TO MEDICINE LAKE HIGHLANDS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. HIGHER WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FOOT ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TENNANT...HIGHWAY 97...AND THE MEDICINE LAKE AREA. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY WHICH COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ082-232315- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161224T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 346 AM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET...AND 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING THEN INCREASING AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN DUNSMUIR AND WEED...MCCLOUD...HIGHWAYS 97 AND 89...HIGHWAY 3 AT SCOTT MOUNTAIN PASS AND FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...AND ETNA PASS. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ080-081-232315- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161224T0000Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...WEED 346 AM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN DUNSMUIR AND WEED...MCCLOUD...HIGHWAYS 97 AND 89...HIGHWAY 3 AT SCOTT MOUNTAIN PASS AND FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...AND ETNA PASS. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ ORZ023-024-026-232315- /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0035.161224T0000Z-161224T1200Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDALE...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 346 AM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET. TRACE TO HALF AN INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON THE VALLEY FLOOR TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...BUT BY THIS EVENING LOCATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET COULD SEE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...SEXTON SUMMIT...HAYES HILL AND ALL AREA CITIES AND HIGHWAYS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-232315- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161224T0600Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS... ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 346 AM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING THEN TAPER OFF BY MID MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AGAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL AREA CITIES AND HIGHWAYS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. * 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. && $$
659 WWUS46 KMFR 232218 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 218 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ORZ027-028-240600- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161224T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 218 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS LIKE THE CRATER LAKE RIM. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FOOT ELEVATIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CASCADE AND SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...THE MOUNT ASHLAND SKI ROAD... AND HIGHWAYS 140...66...138...230...AND 62. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS...A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...MEDICATIONS...AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY WHICH COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ083-240600- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161224T0600Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 218 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNT SHASTA TO MEDICINE LAKE HIGHLANDS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. HIGHER WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FOOT ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TENNANT...HIGHWAY 97...AND THE MEDICINE LAKE AREA. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS...A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...MEDICATIONS...AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY WHICH COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ082-240600- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161224T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 218 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET...AND 7 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING, THEN WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN DUNSMUIR AND WEED AND HIGHWAY 89. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS...A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...MEDICATIONS...AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ080-081-240600- /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161224T0600Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...WEED 218 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 5 NEAR WEED...HIGHWAY 3 AT SCOTT MOUNTAIN PASS AND FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...AND ETNA PASS. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS...A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...MEDICATIONS...AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-241200- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161224T1500Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS... ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 218 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EXCEPT FOR SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SUMMER LAKE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...THEN SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL AREA CITIES AND HIGHWAYS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ ORZ023-024-026-241200- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0035.161224T0000Z-161224T1500Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDALE...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 218 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET. TRACE TO HALF AN INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON THE VALLEY FLOOR TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. LESS THAN AN INCH ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...BUT BY THIS EVENING LOCATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET COULD SEE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...SEXTON SUMMIT...HAYES HILL...CANYON MOUNTAIN AND ALL AREA CITIES AND HIGHWAYS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. * 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. && $$ PETRUCELLI
106 WWUS46 KMFR 240212 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 612 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL THEN TAPER OFF INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A COLD TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION WITH A MAJORITY OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION DURING THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING. LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO AROUND 1500 FEET. ORZ027-028-240600- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161224T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 612 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES THIS EVENING WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE CRATER LAKE RIM. LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE UP TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CASCADE AND SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT...THE MOUNT ASHLAND SKI ROAD... AND HIGHWAYS 140...66...138...230...AND 62. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY WITH HEAVIER SNOWFALL THIS EVENING. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS...A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...MEDICATIONS...AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY WHICH COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ083-240600- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161224T0600Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 612 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES THIS EVENING WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNT SHASTA TO MEDICINE LAKE HIGHLANDS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TENNANT...HIGHWAY 97...AND THE MEDICINE LAKE AREA. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS...A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...MEDICATIONS...AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY WHICH COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ082-240600- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161224T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 612 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET...AND 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET THIS EVENING. LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN DUNSMUIR AND WEED AND HIGHWAY 89. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS...A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...MEDICATIONS...AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ080-081-240600- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161224T0600Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...WEED 612 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF UP TO AN INCH IS EXPECTED ABOVE 1500 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 5 NEAR WEED...HIGHWAY 3 AT SCOTT MOUNTAIN PASS AND FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...AND ETNA PASS. * IMPACTS...THIS SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP TIRE CHAINS...A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER...MEDICATIONS...AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-241030- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161224T1500Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS...ALTURAS... ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW 612 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES INTO SATURDAY MORNING. AMOUNTS WILL BE MAINLY TOWARD THE LOWER END OF THE RANGE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN PAISLEY AND SUMMER LAKE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALL AREA CITIES AND HIGHWAYS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ ORZ023-024-026-241030- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161224T1500Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDALE...MEDFORD...ASHLAND 612 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH A MAJORITY OF ACCUMULATION THIS EVENING. A TRACE TO HALF AN INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON THE VALLEY FLOOR FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...SEXTON SUMMIT...HAYES HILL...CANYON MOUNTAIN AND ALL AREA CITIES AND HIGHWAYS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * 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. && $$ DW
049 WWUS46 KMFR 240532 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 932 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...SNOW SHOWERS INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A COLD TROUGH WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 1500 FEET. THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL MAINLY BE LIGHT BUT WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS AT NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES, INCLUDING SISKIYOU SUMMIT AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. CAZ080>083-ORZ027-028-241500- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161224T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161224T1500Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE... UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 932 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS DOWNGRADED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...HOWARD PRAIRIE AND SISKIYOU SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ ORZ021-022-025-241500- /O.EXA.KMFR.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161224T1500Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 932 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CAMAS MOUNTAIN AND TOKETEE FALLS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * 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. && $$ CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-241500- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161224T1500Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTURAS...BLY...LAKEVIEW 932 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES INTO SATURDAY MORNING. AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ALTURAS...BLY AND LAKEVIEW. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ ORZ023-024-026-241500- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161224T1500Z/ CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- JACKSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDALE...ASHLAND 932 PM PST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A TRACE TO HALF AN INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON THE VALLEY FLOOR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...SEXTON SUMMIT...HAYES HILL...CANYON MOUNTAIN AND ASHLAND. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * 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. && $$ DW
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 21, 2:34 PM PST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 2:34 PM PST, 0 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Medford OR
234 PM PST Wed Dec 21 2016
.DISCUSSION...
.Short Term...Tonight through Saturday Night...High pressure will
keep the bulk of our area clear through Thursday morning, then
clouds will begin to push in ahead of our next system. Meanwhile,
expect low level clouds and fog within the West Side Valleys
tonight, much like last night. In fact, latest satellite imagery
shows that clouds in the Umpqua Valley have not cleared from this
morning, and this late in the day, it is unlikely they will fully
clear before the valleys begin to fill in again after sunset.
Models today are in much better agreement concerning the Thursday
through Saturday system, and have backed off a bit on the arrival
of the precipitation, which is now expected Thursday afternoon
and evening along the coast and into the Umpqua basin. The main
threat with this front will be Friday morning and into the
afternoon, when the main belt of precipitation pushes across the
region. Snow levels are expected to remain around 3500 feet during
this time, and significant snowfall is likely over higher terrain,
including all of the Cascade passes and Sikiyou Summit, as well
as in and around Mount Shasta City. As this is the Friday before
Christmas, and impacts from snow will likely be enhanced by
increased holiday traffic, have opted to issue Winter Storm
Warnings for the Oregon Cascades and Siskiyous, and Siskiyou
county. Advisories will cover the lighter, but still somewhat
impactful, snowfall across Klamath, Lake, and Modoc counties. For
more details, see the Winter Weather Message PDXWSWMFR.
Immediately following the front, snow levels will drop
considerably, in some cases down to below 1000 feet. However,
as only showery precipitation is expected through Saturday, snow
amounts will be relatively light, with only one or two tenths of
an inch of snow possible in the Rogue, Illinois, and Applegate
valleys. In the mountains and across the East Side, another inch
or so is possible Saturday. Showers should taper and come to an
end Saturday night.
.Long Term...Christmas Day through Wednesday...The extended
portion of the forecast has trended drier under deep northwest
flow. Temperatures will generally be near to below normal through
Tuesday. Freezing fog is certainly possible Sunday and Monday
mornings in most West Side valleys. The air mass dries
significantly on Monday, so freezing fog potential decreases some
that day.
A cold front reaches the forecast area from the northwest
on Tuesday and spreads mountain snow and valley rain mainly across
areas from the Cascades westward. Precipitation amounts with this
system should be generally light to moderate. Several GEFS members
suggest little to no precipitation over the forecast area, keeping
it only over the coast near Reedsport. Therefore, precipitation
chances are generally around 50 percent or less, highest in the
Cascades, Roseburg, and North Bend. Snow levels with this system
are expected to be around 4000 feet.
Operational models are in good agreement on upper ridging and dry
conditions late next week, mainly Wednesday and Thursday. This could
signal a period of valley fog/freezing and sunny conditions in the
mountains, but it's too early to pin this down. -NSK
&&
.AVIATION...21/18Z TAF CYCLE...Low clouds are being observed in
West Side valley locations like RBG and MFR, and these ceilings
should clear by early afternoon. A very dry air mass aloft is
keeping the rest of the forecast area (coast and East Side) VFR and
should do so through tonight. Low clouds and fog, likely LIFR due to
stable conditions and the shallowness of the moisture, will return
to West Side valleys again tonight. SK
&&
.MARINE...Updated 110 PM PST Wednesday 21 December 2016...Heavy
northwest swell will remain high and steep through Saturday night.
Offshore high pressure will weaken Thursday. Several weak fronts
will move through Thursday night into Saturday...then high pressure
will return for the remainder of the weekend. Another front will
approach the area Monday. -JS
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...Winter Weather Advisory from 1 AM to 10 PM PST Friday for
ORZ029>031.
Winter Storm Warning from 10 PM Thursday to 4 PM PST Friday for
ORZ027-028.
CA...Winter Weather Advisory from 1 AM to 10 PM PST Friday for
CAZ084-085.
Winter Storm Warning from 10 PM Thursday to 4 PM PST Friday for
CAZ080>082.
Winter Storm Warning from 10 PM Thursday to 4 PM PST Friday for
CAZ083.
Pacific Coastal Waters...Small Craft Advisory for hazardous seas until 10 AM PST Sunday
for PZZ350-356-370-376.
BPN/NSK/JRSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2:34 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 64 hr |
| Dec 20, 7:32 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 14 hr | |
| Dec 20, 7:32 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 51 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in Oregon, 2016Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2016Every winter storm 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.