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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Medford, OR

January 20, 20174 counties in Oregon; Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this high wind warning at Jan 20, 2017, 2:46 PM PST for 4 counties in Oregon; Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Jan 21, 2017, 7:00 PM PST. It was in force for 20 hr. 9 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
Jan 20, 2017, 2:46 PM PST (22:46 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 21, 2017, 7:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 22, 2017, 2:39 PM PST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Siskiyou County, CA, Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR, Jackson County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 22, 2:46 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 4Mount Shasta, CASNOW CURRENTLY COMING DOWN AT RATE OF 1 INCH PER HOUR.
Jan 22, 5:02 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 142 Ssw Weed, CA14 INCHES OVERNIGHT, SPOTTER ESTIMATED CURRENT SNOW DEPTH OF OVER 3 FEET, REPORTED TREE DAMAGE, ALSO SAID TREE FELL ON HIS HOUSE. .
Jan 22, 8:00 AM PSTHAIL 0.255 Nnw Brookings, ORHEARD THUNDER AND RECEIVED 3/16 HAIL BRIEFLY BETWEEN 7 AND 8 AM.
Jan 22, 8:00 AM PSTHAIL 0.256 E Gold Beach, ORRECEIVED 1/4 HAIL WITH CELL THAT PASSED.
Jan 22, 8:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 12.5Tennant, CA. THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW EVENT WAS 8 HOURS.
Jan 22, 8:30 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 8Mount Shasta, CASTARTED AS RAIN AND CHANGED TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW EVENT WAS 10 HOURS.
Jan 22, 9:45 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 5.82 S Mount Shasta, CA. THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW EVENT WAS 12 HOURS.
Jan 22, 1:01 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 144 Sw Weed, CALIQUID WATER CONTENT IS 1.75. THEY ALSO HAVE 54 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW EVENT WAS 12 HOURS.
Jan 22, 1:27 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 16Tennant, CASTORM TOTAL ESTIMATE FROM SATURDAY NIGHT 1/21 - SUNDAY NIGHT 1/22.

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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 52 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2017-01-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 12:00Z on 2017-01-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 172 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1293 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
172 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
428 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

618 
WWUS76 KMFR 202246
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
246 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2017

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.A MUCH STRONGER STORM IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY 
WHICH MAY BRING WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS TO MANY AREAS. A STRONG 
LOW PRESSURE WILL RE-CURVE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST ON 
SUNDAY AND BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS TO THE 
COAST...SHASTA VALLEY...AND EAST SIDE. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY 
REGARDING THE STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THE LOW, BUT THE MAJORITY OF 
GUIDANCE SHOWS STRONG WINDS OVER THE AREA SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY AS 
THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES BY.

CAZ081-211115-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0003.170122T0600Z-170123T0000Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
246 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH 
WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN 
EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...REACHING A PEAK BETWEEN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE ENTIRE SHASTA VALLEY INCLUDING WEED... 
  YREKA...AND ALL OF INTERSTATE 5. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRUCTURAL 
  DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE...AND POWER OUTAGES ARE ALL POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-211115-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.HW.W.0003.170122T0900Z-170122T2100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BANDON, PORT ORFORD, AND GOLD BEACH
246 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND
WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 
PM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...REACHING A PEAK BETWEEN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND LATE 
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...GOLD BEACH...PORT ORFORD...AND BANDON. 
  THIS INCLUDES MOST OF HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN PISTOL RIVER AND 
  COOS BAY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRUCTURAL 
  DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE...AND POWER OUTAGES ARE ALL POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ORZ026-211115-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.A.0003.170122T0600Z-170123T0000Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MEDFORD AND ASHLAND
246 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2017

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ASHLAND...MEDFORD...PHOENIX...AND TALENT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRUCTURAL 
  DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE...AND POWER OUTAGES ARE ALL POSSIBLE. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-211115-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.A.0003.170122T1200Z-170123T0000Z/
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, SPRAGUE RIVER, AND LAKEVIEW
246 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2017

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 50 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KLAMATH FALLS...LAKEVIEW...ALTURAS AND ALL 
  AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING MUCH OF 97...140...395 AND 139. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRUCTURAL 
  DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE...AND POWER OUTAGES ARE ALL POSSIBLE. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
440 
WWUS76 KMFR 211041
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
241 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...STRONG WINDS RETURN TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RE-CURVE ALONG THE PACIFIC 
NORTHWEST COAST TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS OVER
MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. DUE TO THE ORIENTATION AND TRACK OF THE
STORM...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST...IN THE
SHASTA VALLEY...AND IN THE ASHLAND TO MEDFORD PORTION OF THE 
ROGUE VALLEY.


CAZ084-085-ORZ029>031-211145-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.A.0003.170122T1200Z-170123T0000Z/
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
241 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GUSTY ACROSS THE EAST SIDE SUNDAY 
MORNING...BUT ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE PARTICULARLY STRONG OR 
DAMAGING. 

$$

CAZ081-220000-
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.170122T0300Z-170122T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0003.170122T0300Z-170122T1700Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF YREKA
241 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST
SUNDAY. 

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

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...GAZELLE...INTERSTATE 5
  BETWEEN WEED AND GRENADA. 

* WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  55 MPH. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE...MONTAGUE...YREKA...AND
  INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN GRENADA AND HORNBROOK. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...REACHING A PEAK
  OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRUCTURAL 
  DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE...AND POWER OUTAGES ARE ALL POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-220000-
/O.EXT.KMFR.HW.W.0003.170122T0900Z-170123T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BANDON, PORT ORFORD, AND GOLD BEACH
241 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...REACHING PEAK SPEEDS
  JUST BEFORE SUNRISE. GUSTY WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
  SUNDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST BETWEEN
  BROOKINGS AND CAPE ARAGO...INCLUDING GOLD BEACH...PORT
  ORFORD...AND BANDON. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG EXPOSED
  PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 101. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRUCTURAL 
  DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE...AND POWER OUTAGES ARE ALL POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ORZ026-220000-
/O.UPG.KMFR.HW.A.0003.170122T0600Z-170123T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.170122T0600Z-170122T1500Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MEDFORD AND ASHLAND
241 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND
WATCH TO A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS 
EVENING TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...REACHING A PEAK
  OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ASHLAND...MEDFORD...PHOENIX...AND TALENT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA
  ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE AND
  UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY LOST OR DAMAGED. SOME MINOR TREE DAMAGE IS
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

BPN
231 
WWUS76 KMFR 212344
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
344 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...STRONG WINDS RETURN TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN WEST OF  
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY PRODUCING STRONG
AND GUSTY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. DUE TO THE 
ORIENTATION AND TRACK OF THE STORM...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST...IN THE SHASTA VALLEY...AND IN THE 
ASHLAND TO MEDFORD PORTION OF THE ROGUE VALLEY.

CAZ081-221500-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.170122T0300Z-170122T1700Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.170122T0300Z-170122T1700Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
344 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM PST SUNDAY...

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

* WINDS...SOUTH 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 80 MPH. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...FROM NORTH WEED TO SOUTH OF 
  HILT...INTERSTATE 5 BETWEEN WEED AND GRENADA...AS WELL AS 
  INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF YREKA. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...REACHING A PEAK 
  OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA
  ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRUCTURAL
  DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE...AND POWER OUTAGES ARE ALL POSSIBLE.
  ADDITIONALLY...SOUTH OF WEED AIRPORT A WINTER STORM WARNING IS
  IN EFFECT FOR THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ORZ026-221500-
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/O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.170122T0600Z-170122T1500Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MEDFORD AND ASHLAND
344 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
PST SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST
SUNDAY. 

* WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA...SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 
  TO 65 MPH. 

* WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA..SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35
  TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...REACHING A PEAK
  OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING SUNDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE IN THE WARNING...MUCH OF ASHLAND...MUCH OF
  TALENT...INTERSTATE FIVE FROM ASHLAND TO TALENT, EAST MEDFORD, 
  AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF WHITE CITY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE IN THE ADVISORY...MEDFORD...PHOENIX...AND MUCH
  OF INTERSTATE FIVE FROM PHOENIX TO GOLD HILL. PORTIONS OF
  HIGHWAYS 62 AND 140 WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED,

* IMPACTS...TREES COULD BE TOPPLED OR DAMAGED DUE TO THE STRONG
  WINDS AND WIND GUSTS. THIS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. STRONG
  WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA
  ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE AND
  UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY LOST OR DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

ORZ021-022-221500-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.170122T0900Z-170123T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BANDON, PORT ORFORD, AND GOLD BEACH
344 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST
SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...REACHING PEAK 
  SPEEDS JUST BEFORE SUNRISE. GUSTY WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE 
  THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST BETWEEN 
  BROOKINGS AND CAPE ARAGO...INCLUDING GOLD BEACH...PORT 
  ORFORD... AND BANDON. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG EXPOSED 
  PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 101. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRUCTURAL 
  DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE...AND POWER OUTAGES ARE ALL POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ORZ023>025-221500-
/O.EXA.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.170122T0600Z-170122T1500Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
344 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST
SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...REACHING A PEAK
  OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING THROUGH THE MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HILLY AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS BETWEEN THE
  COAST AND JACKSON COUNTY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE AND 
  UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY LOST OR DAMAGED. SOME MINOR TREE DAMAGE 
  IS POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

BTL
813 
WWUS76 KMFR 221402
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
602 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

ORZ026-221515-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170122T1500Z/
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170122T1500Z/
JACKSON COUNTY-
602 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

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

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

$$

CAZ081-221515-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170122T1700Z/
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
602 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

ORZ023>025-221515-
/O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170122T1500Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
602 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

ORZ021-022-230300-
/O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170123T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BANDON, PORT ORFORD, AND GOLD BEACH
602 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
   EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ALONG THE
  COAST...BUT THEY WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATER TODAY BEFORE
  DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST BETWEEN 
  BROOKINGS AND CAPE ARAGO...INCLUDING GOLD BEACH...PORT 
  ORFORD... AND BANDON. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG EXPOSED 
  PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 101. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRUCTURAL 
  DAMAGE...TREE DAMAGE...AND POWER OUTAGES ARE ALL POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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WWUS76 KMFR 222239
NPWMFR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
239 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

ORZ021-022-222345-
/O.CAN.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170123T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
239 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA, BUT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY IN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS 
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

$$

BTL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 5:46 PM PSTHigh Surf WarningMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas58 hr
Jan 19, 10:52 PM PSTRiver Flood WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas19 hr
Jan 20, 2:45 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningMFRJackson, Josephine, Klamath48 hr
Jan 20, 2:45 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMFRDouglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake48 hr
Jan 20, 3:11 PM PSTGale WarningMFR52 hr
Jan 20, 3:11 PM PSTStorm WarningMFR37 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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