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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this winter storm warning at Jan 17, 2017, 3:35 AM PST for 4 counties in Oregon; Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Jan 18, 2017, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 20 hr. 7 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 17, 2017, 3:35 AM PST (11:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2017, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2017, 12:17 AM PST
- In force
- 20 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 11:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 12:15 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 2.8 | 2 S Mount Shasta, CA | DURATION ESTIMATED, SNOW STARTED THIS MORNING. |
| Jan 18, 1:15 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Mount Shasta, CA | SPOTTER ESTIMATED SNOW STARTED AROUND 4 AM, STILL SNOWING AT TIME OF CALL. |
| Jan 18, 3:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3.8 | 2 Wsw Obrien, OR | . |
| Jan 18, 4:20 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 2 Ssw Weed, CA | 10 INCHES OF VERY HEAVY WET SNOW, WHICH STARTED AROUND 5:00 AM. SPOTTER REPORTED HIGH WINDS, WITH TREE DAMAGE. NO WHOLE TREES DOWN, BUT PLENTY OF BRANCHES DOWN. . |
| Jan 18, 4:44 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Mount Shasta, CA | STORM TOTAL SNOW IS 9 INCHES. |
| Jan 18, 5:56 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 3 Sse Mount Shasta, CA | . THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW EVENT WAS 12 HOURS. |
| Jan 18, 7:09 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Mount Shasta, CA | SINCE MIDNIGHT. THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW EVENT WAS 24 HOURS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 11.6 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
- 2211 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
714 WWUS46 KMFR 171135 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 335 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...HEAVY SNOW NEAR MOUNT SHASTA AND ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SISKIYOU COUNTY... .A STRONG STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO PORTIONS OF SISKIYOU COUNTY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH MODERATE SNOW IN THE CASCADES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGH INITIALLY, BUT HEAVIER PRECIPITATION RATES WILL BRING SNOW LEVELS DOWN WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 4500 FEET, BUT STRONG SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE FLOW IN THE MOUNT SHASTA REGION WILL PRODUCE MUCH LOWER SNOW LEVELS THERE...INCLUDING NEAR MOUNT SHASTA CITY...MCCLOUD...AND DUNSMUIR. HEAVY SNOW MAY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 89. CAZ080-180000- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0005.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0004.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 335 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES...BUT 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH, MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS LOWER WEDNESDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...HIGH TERRAIN OF WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY...INCLUDING STATE HIGHWAY 3 OVER SCOTT MOUNTAIN SUMMIT. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE...PORTIONS OF SAWYERS BAR ROAD BETWEEN ETNA AND SOMES BAR. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. 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. && $$ CAZ083-180000- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0005.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0004.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 335 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES, BUT 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY 18 INCHES IN HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR MOUNT SHASTA. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING SNOW. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET. MAINLY ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS LOWER WEDNESDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...MEDICINE LAKE AREA SOUTH OF TENNANT. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE...TENNANT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP TIRE CHAINS, A FLASHLIGHT, BLANKETS, FOOD, WATER, MEDICATIONS, AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ082-180000- /O.UPG.KMFR.WS.A.0005.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.W.0004.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 335 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET WITH UP TO 2 FEET IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. 4 TO 8 INCHES NEAR DUNSMUIR. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING SNOW. * ELEVATION...ALL AREAS...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS LOWER WEDNESDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...MCLOUD...AND DUNSMUIR...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 89. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 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. && $$ ORZ027-028-180000- /O.NEW.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.170118T1800Z-170119T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRATER LAKE 335 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS LOWER WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CRATER LAKE...AND HIGHWAYS 138, 232 AND 230 AS WELL AS THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS WEST OF SISKIYOU SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ MAS
5 follow-up statements
051 WWUS46 KMFR 172309 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 309 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...HEAVY SNOW NEAR MOUNT SHASTA AND ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SISKIYOU COUNTY... .A STRONG STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO PORTIONS OF SISKIYOU COUNTY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH MODERATE SNOW IN THE CASCADES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGH INITIALLY... BUT HEAVIER PRECIPITATION RATES WILL BRING SNOW LEVELS DOWN WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 4500 FEET... BUT STRONG SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE FLOW IN THE MOUNT SHASTA REGION WILL PRODUCE MUCH LOWER SNOW LEVELS THERE... INCLUDING NEAR MOUNT SHASTA CITY...MCCLOUD...AND DUNSMUIR. HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 89. CAZ080-181200- /O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 309 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS LOWER WEDNESDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...HIGH TERRAIN OF WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY...INCLUDING STATE HIGHWAY 3 OVER SCOTT MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...PORTIONS OF SAWYERS BAR ROAD BETWEEN ETNA AND SOMES BAR INCLUDING SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COULD SNAP TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS IS ALSO EXPECTED. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. 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. && $$ CAZ083-181200- /O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT 309 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 4000 FT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET NEAR MOUNT SHASTA. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING SNOW. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS LOWER WEDNESDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...TENNANT...MEDICINE LAKE AREA. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COULD SNAP TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS IS ALSO EXPECTED. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ ORZ028-181200- /O.EXB.KMFR.WS.W.0004.170118T1800Z-170119T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.170118T1800Z-170119T1200Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 309 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES ON MOUNT ASHLAND AND 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE CASCADES. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS LOWER WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...THE ROAD TO MOUNT ASHLAND. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 62 AS WELL AS THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS WEST OF SISKIYOU SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. * 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. && $$ CAZ081-181200- /O.EXA.KMFR.WS.W.0004.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 309 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT ABOVE 4000 FEET FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS LOWER WEDNESDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...HIGH TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COULD SNAP TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS IS ALSO EXPECTED. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ082-181200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD 309 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET WITH UP TO 2 FEET IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. 4 TO 8 INCHES NEAR DUNSMUIR. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING SNOW. * ELEVATION...ALL AREAS...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS LOWER WEDNESDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...MCLOUD...AND DUNSMUIR...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 89. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COULD SNAP TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS IS ALSO EXPECTED. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. 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. && $$ ORZ027-181200- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.170118T1800Z-170119T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRATER LAKE 309 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS LOWER WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CRATER LAKE...AND HIGHWAYS 138... AND 230. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$
138 WWUS46 KMFR 181040 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 240 AM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...HEAVY SNOW NEAR MOUNT SHASTA, THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET IN THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. HOWEVER, THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNT SHASTA REGION DUE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE FLOW. THIS WILL PRODUCE MUCH LOWER SNOW LEVELS THERE...INCLUDING NEAR MOUNT SHASTA CITY...MCCLOUD...AND DUNSMUIR. HEAVY WET SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 89. TREES COULD TOPPLE AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED DUE TO THE HEAVY, WET SNOW. CAZ081-190000- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0004.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 240 AM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES NEAR WEED...EXCEPT UP TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ELEVATION...SNOW LEVELS LOWER FROM WELL ABOVE 4500 FEET THIS MORNING TO AROUND 3000 FEET BY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF WEED, INCLUDING FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT BETWEEN YREKA AND ETNA TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN ALONG INTERSTATE 5 BEGINNING NEAR THE CITY OF WEED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ028-190000- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.170118T1800Z-170119T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.170118T1800Z-170119T1200Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 240 AM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES ON MOUNT ASHLAND AND 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE CASCADES. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS LOWER WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...THE ROAD TO MOUNT ASHLAND. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 62 AS WELL AS THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS WEST OF SISKIYOU SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ080-190000- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 240 AM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS LOWER TODAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...HIGH TERRAIN OF WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY...INCLUDING STATE HIGHWAY 3 OVER SCOTT MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...PORTIONS OF SAWYERS BAR ROAD BETWEEN ETNA AND SOMES BAR INCLUDING SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COULD SNAP TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS IS ALSO EXPECTED. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. 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. && $$ CAZ082-083-190000- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.170118T1200Z-170119T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT 240 AM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES WITH UP TO 2 FEET NEAR SNOWMAN SUMMIT AND IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING SNOW. * ELEVATION...ALL AREAS...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS LOWER TODAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT. * INTENSITY...SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES CREATING LOCAL WHITEOUTS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...MCLOUD...AND DUNSMUIR...INCLUDING BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT INTERSTATE 5 AND SNOWMAN SUMMIT ON HIGHWAY 89. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COULD SNAP TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ ORZ027-190000- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.170118T1800Z-170119T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRATER LAKE 240 AM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS LOWER THIS MORNING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CRATER LAKE...AND HIGHWAYS 138...AND 230. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. * 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. && $$ MAS
736 WWUS46 KMFR 182125 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 125 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...HEAVY SNOW NEAR MOUNT SHASTA...THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 INTO TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET IN THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS INTO TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNT SHASTA REGION DUE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE FLOW. THIS WILL PRODUCE MUCH LOWER SNOW LEVELS THERE...INCLUDING NEAR MOUNT SHASTA CITY...MCCLOUD...AND DUNSMUIR. HEAVY WET SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 5, HIGHWAYS 89, 66 AND 140. TREES COULD TOPPLE AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET SNOW. ORZ028-191200- /O.CAN.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 125 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES ON MOUNT ASHLAND. 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE CASCADES AND 4 TO 8 INCHES NEAR SISKIYOU SUMMIT, HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS AND HIGHWAY 66. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER TONIGHT. * INTENSITY...SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES CREATING LOCAL WHITEOUTS INTO THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 5 NEAR SISKIYOU SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 140 NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS AND HIGHWAY 66. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. 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. * 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. && $$ ORZ027-191200- /O.UPG.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRATER LAKE 125 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES NEAR CRATER LAKE. 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAYS 230 AND 138 NEAR DIAMOND LAKE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST INTO LATE THIS EVENING, THEN WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATER TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CRATER LAKE...HIGHWAYS 138...230 AND 140. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. 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. * 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. && $$ CAZ080-191200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 125 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...HIGH TERRAIN OF WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY...INCLUDING STATE HIGHWAY 3 OVER SCOTT MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...PORTIONS OF SAWYERS BAR ROAD BETWEEN ETNA AND SOMES BAR INCLUDING SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COULD SNAP TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS IS ALSO EXPECTED. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ CAZ082-083-191200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT 125 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES WITH UP TO 2 FEET NEAR SNOWMAN SUMMIT AND IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING SNOW. * ELEVATION...ALL AREAS...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TONIGHT. * INTENSITY...SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES CREATING LOCAL WHITEOUTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...MCLOUD...AND DUNSMUIR...INCLUDING BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT INTERSTATE 5 AND SNOWMAN SUMMIT ON HIGHWAY 89. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COULD SNAP TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. 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. && $$ CAZ081-191200- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 125 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR WEED...EXCEPT UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ELEVATION...SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 3000 FEET BY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF WEED... INCLUDING FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT BETWEEN YREKA AND ETNA TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN ALONG INTERSTATE 5 BEGINNING NEAR THE CITY OF WEED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PETRUCELLI
676 WWUS46 KMFR 190035 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 435 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...HEAVY SNOW NEAR MOUNT SHASTA...THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 INTO TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET IN THE CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS INTO TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNT SHASTA REGION DUE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE FLOW. THIS WILL PRODUCE MUCH LOWER SNOW LEVELS THERE...INCLUDING NEAR MOUNT SHASTA CITY...MCCLOUD...AND DUNSMUIR. HEAVY WET SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 5...HIGHWAYS 89...66 AND 140. TREES COULD TOPPLE AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET SNOW. CAZ080-191200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 435 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...HIGH TERRAIN OF WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY...INCLUDING STATE HIGHWAY 3 OVER SCOTT MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...PORTIONS OF SAWYERS BAR ROAD BETWEEN ETNA AND SOMES BAR INCLUDING SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COULD SNAP TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS IS ALSO EXPECTED. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. 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. && $$ CAZ082-083-191200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT 435 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES WITH UP TO 2 FEET NEAR SNOWMAN SUMMIT AND IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING SNOW. * ELEVATION...ALL AREAS...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TONIGHT. * INTENSITY...SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES CREATING LOCAL WHITEOUTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...MCLOUD...AND DUNSMUIR...INCLUDING BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT INTERSTATE 5 AND SNOWMAN SUMMIT ON HIGHWAY 89. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COULD SNAP TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP TIRE CHAINS... A FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... MEDICATIONS... AND A FULLY CHARGED PHONE WITH YOU. * THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A WINTER STORM IS INDOORS. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS LIKELY AND POSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. && $$ ORZ027-028-191200- /O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...HOWARD PRAIRIE... SISKIYOU SUMMIT 435 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES NEAR CRATER LAKE. 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAYS 230 AND 138 NEAR DIAMOND LAKE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST INTO LATE THIS EVENING... THEN WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATER TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CRATER LAKE...HIGHWAYS 138...230 AND 140. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. 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. && $$ ORZ029-030-191230- /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170119T1500Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST 435 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY... * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 97 FROM SPRING CREEK NORTH TO CRESCENT. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ CAZ081-191200- /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 435 PM PST WED JAN 18 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR WEED... EXCEPT UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ELEVATION...SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 3000 FEET BY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF WEED... INCLUDING FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT BETWEEN YREKA AND ETNA TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN ALONG INTERSTATE 5 BEGINNING NEAR THE CITY OF WEED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 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. && $$
980 WWUS46 KMFR 190817 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1217 AM PST THU JAN 19 2017 ...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY IN SISKIYOU COUNTY...INCLUDING NEAR MOUNT SHASTA CITY... .OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS ONE STORM SYSTEM DEPARTS THE AREA. ANOTHER STORM WILL TAKE AIM AT THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS ONE WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY, WET SNOW TO PORTIONS OF SISKIYOU COUNTY, INCLUDING THE MOUNT SHASTA REGION. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL ONCE AGAIN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAYS 89. TREES COULD TOPPLE AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET SNOW. CAZ080-200000- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.A.0006.170120T0600Z-170121T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170119T1800Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 1217 AM PST THU JAN 19 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS DOWNGRADED THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY...THEN ANOTHER 8 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. UP TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THEN TAPER OFF THURSDAY MORNING...ANOTHER PERIOD OF HEAVY, WET SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGH TERRAIN OF WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY...INCLUDING STATE HIGHWAY 3 OVER SCOTT MOUNTAIN SUMMIT...PORTIONS OF SAWYERS BAR ROAD BETWEEN ETNA AND SOMES BAR INCLUDING SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...THEN HEAVY WET SNOW COULD LEAD TO EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH LOW VISIBILITY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. THE HEAVY, WET SNOW COULD ALSO SNAP TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES. 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. * A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ082-083-200000- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.A.0006.170120T0600Z-170121T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170119T1800Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... TENNANT 1217 AM PST THU JAN 19 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS DOWNGRADED THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY...THEN ANOTHER 8 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. UP TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE NEAR SNOWMAN SUMMIT. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ELEVATION...ALL AREAS TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WILL BE ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...THEN ANOTHER PERIOD OF HEAVY, WET SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MOUNT SHASTA CITY...MCLOUD...AND DUNSMUIR...INCLUDING BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 5 AND SNOWMAN SUMMIT ON HIGHWAY 89. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...THEN HEAVY WET SNOW COULD LEAD TO EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH LOW VISIBILITY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. THE HEAVY, WET SNOW COULD ALSO SNAP TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES. 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. * A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ORZ027-028-191200- /O.CAN.KMFR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...HOWARD PRAIRIE... SISKIYOU SUMMIT 1217 AM PST THU JAN 19 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS DOWNGRADED THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CRATER LAKE...HOWARD PRAIRIE AND SISKIYOU SUMMIT...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 62...138...AND 230 AS WELL AS THE ROAD TO MOUNT ASHLAND. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$ ORZ029-030-191200- /O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST 1217 AM PST THU JAN 19 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING SNOW. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 97 FROM SPRING CREEK NORTH TO CRESCENT. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ CAZ081-200000- /O.NEW.KMFR.WS.A.0006.170120T0600Z-170121T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170119T1200Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEED 1217 AM PST THU JAN 19 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT...THEN ANOTHER 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NEAR WEED. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWEST OF WEED. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS COULD GUST TO 50 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * ELEVATION...ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...THEN ANOTHER PERIOD OF HEAVY, WET SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...WEED AND THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF WEED... INCLUDING FOREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT BETWEEN YREKA AND ETNA. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...THEN HEAVY WET SNOW COULD LEAD TO EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH LOW VISIBILITY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. THE HEAVY, WET SNOW COULD ALSO SNAP TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MAS
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 Jan 16, 8:58 PM PST, 6 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 8:58 PM PST, 6 hours 37 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Medford OR
858 PM PST Mon Jan 16 2017
.DISCUSSION...An update is not necessary this evening with the
area in a relative calm before the change to an active, wet, windy
weather pattern late Tuesday all the way into early next week.
The initial analysis of the newly arrived 00Z NAM and GFS data
supports the short term forecast. One of the greatest initial
concerns are strong winds at the coast, in the Shasta Valley and
across the east side Tuesday evening through Wednesday evening.
Also, heavy rain at the coast into Josephine and Siskiyou
Counties, and snowfall over the Cascades and much of Siskiyou
County early Wednesday through Wednesday night...generally above
5000 feet but with the potential for locally lower snow levels to
near valley floors around Mt Shasta City. Please see the details
below in the previously issued discussion.
&&
.AVIATION...17/00Z TAF CYCLE...
There will a big change in conditions across the area in the next 24
hours as stagnant weather conditions give way to the first in a
series of frontal systems. Thin mid-high level clouds this evening
will become more appreciable Tuesday morning. An increase in winds
aloft and these clouds will disrupt fog and low cloud formation
yielding only patchy IFR CIG/VIS restrictions on the West Side late
tonight into early Tuesday morning. Wind shear is expected beginning
around 12Z at KOTH and persisting through the TAF period. Light
rain, patchy MVFR CIG/VIS, and partial terrain obscurations are
expected from the Coast Range and Umpqua Basin beginning around 18z
Tuesday. Other areas are expected to remain VFR, though the Cascades
will experience increasing terrain obscurations on Tuesday. BTL
&&
.MARINE...Updated 500 PM PST Monday 16 January 2017...
South winds will increase tonight as the first in a series of strong
fronts approaches. Gales are expected Tuesday, increasing to storm
warning levels over portions of the area Tuesday evening through
Wednesday afternoon. Combined southerly wind waves and west swell
are likely to peak in the 18 to 27 foot range Wednesday. There is
now at least moderate confidence in very long period west swell
Friday into Saturday peaking in the 25 to 30 foot range at a period
of 17 to 18 seconds. Model guidance has consistently shown this
swell peaking in the 23 to 31 foot range over the last 4 days.
Trends in the last couple of days have been to increase the period
to 17 to 18 seconds and increase heights more toward the higher end
of the above listed range. Additionally, while models have
consistently indicated the swell peaking on Friday, the latest this
evening shows a later peak late Friday night into Saturday morning.
Regardless of when the peak arrives, wave heights of this magnitude
and this period are rare, so please take precautions as soon as you
can to protect life and property. BTL
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 536 PM PST Mon Jan 16 2017/
Short Term...Tonight through Wednesday Night...
Over the weekend, we have watched the coming midweek system
transform from a long duration heavy rain event into a shorter
duration wind and rain event with heavy snow along the Cascade
crest and in the Mount Shasta area. With the change in expected
liquid precipitation, roughly cut in half from just 3 or 4 days
ago, hydrological concerns have diminished greatly, and the
current forecast does not produce floods along any river within
the forecast area. That is not to say some local high water is not
possible, but widepsread issues are no longer expected. Instead,
will be focusing on snow and wind during the storm, and numerous
headlines have been issued this afternoon.
First, the winds. Forecast pressure gradients on the order of -10
millibars between Arcata and North Bend suggest high winds are
likely along the coast as the front moves ashore Tuesday afternoon
into Wednesday morning. Low level wind forecasts in the GFS and
NAM suites support this, with up to 70 kt winds at 925 mb right
along the coastline. With high confidence, have upgraded the
watch there to a warning. Gradient values between Medford and
Redding also approach -10 millibars, and with strong 700 mb winds
aligned from the south, high winds are likely to develop in the
Shasta Valley and across the East Side as well. While not
perfectly aligned, these parameters would also suggest gusty
winds in the Ashland area. Have issued High Wind Warnings and Wind
Advisories for these areas as well. One bonus is that these winds
will easily scour out the valley air, and bring an end to the
stagnant air issues across the area.
Next, rain and flooding potential. While models are not producing
near the amount of rain as they did just a few days ago, forecast
moisture plumes indicate that plenty of rain will still fall
across the region. Have trended forecast precipitaion higher than
the models, especially along the Curry county coast, but the
higher amounts are still not enough to produce flooding in any of
our area river forecasts. There remains a great deal of
uncertainty regarding the snowpack, namely in the Illinois and
Klamath valleys, and in some of the smaller valleys of the Rogue
and Applegate drainages. There are few snow measurements taken
that are representative of these areas, and the amount of water
content and melt are hard to gauge. With periods of heavy rainfall
rates, and given only estimated snowmelt contribution, rapid rises
and strong flows are likely in area rivers, and it is possible
that some may reach flood. Many smaller creeks and streams could
easily top their banks as well. Have kept a flood outlook
statement in place, but widespread flooding is not expected.
Finally, snow. Snow levels will be above 8000 feet as the event
begins Tuesday, but will fall to just below 5000 feet by the time
precipitation tapers off Wednesday evening. However, in Northern
California, snow levels could drop further, namely down to about
3000 feet in the Mount Shasta area. This results in up to a foot
along Interstate 5 in Mount Shasta City and in the higher terrain
of Western Siskiyou county, and up to 2 feet possible at Snowman
Summit along highway 89. Models rarely handle this type of event
well, and as the snow level forecast has changed drastically over
the past few shifts, confidence is not high. Have issued a Winter
Storm Watch for Siskiyou county to illustrate the potential, but
will let later shifts make the final decision on Warning
potential. Meanwhile, several inches of snow are possible over
the Cascade Passes in Oregon, but few additional impacts are
expected.
Wind and precipitaion will taper off through Wednesday night, but
more systems are on tap in the extended. -BPN
Long Term...Thursday through Sunday.
The EC/GFS/DGEX operational solutions are in fairly good agreement
through most of the extended period, with some differences showing
up toward the end of the period. A fairly fast progressive pattern
will prevail throughout. It will remain relatively wet over the
Medford CWA with periods of gusty winds.
A long wave trough will move onshore along the west coast Thursday
morning. This will be followed by a brief period of short wave
ridging into Thursday night, which will then be followed by a long
wave trough moving onshore Friday.
Post-frontal showers will gradually diminish Thursday, then the
upstream upper trough will push a surface cold front onshore
Thursday night into Friday morning. This front will not be
particularly wet and windy, but the south coast, south Coast Range,
and western Siskiyou county will get a significant amount of
precipitation out of this system.
Post-frontal showers will continue into Friday night, when a weaker
secondary front will move onshore. The bigger concern during this
time frame will be heavy surf. Current guidance suggests that wave
fronts may approach 40 feet as very heavy long period swell moves
into the waters. Waves like this will run way up beaches and some
coastal infrastructures may be threatened.
A broad flat ridge will build into the west coast Saturday, followed
by another trough on Sunday. The next front will move onshore
Saturday night, and once again the heaviest precipitation will occur
along the south coast, south Coast Range, and western Siskiyou
county. Post frontal showers will then persist through Sunday night.
Finally, the long wave trough will move onshore Monday. Post-
frontal showers will continue through Monday. -JRS
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...High Wind Warning from 4 AM Wednesday to 4 AM PST Thursday for
ORZ030-031.
Wind Advisory from 4 AM Wednesday to 4 AM PST Thursday for
ORZ029>031.
Air Stagnation Advisory until 10 AM PST Tuesday for ORZ029.
High Wind Warning from 4 PM Tuesday to 4 PM PST Wednesday for
ORZ021-022.
High Surf Advisory from 7 PM Tuesday to 7 PM PST Wednesday for
ORZ021-022.
Air Stagnation Advisory until 10 AM PST Tuesday for ORZ023.
Air Stagnation Advisory until 10 AM PST Tuesday for ORZ024-026.
Wind Advisory from 10 PM Tuesday to 10 PM PST Wednesday for
ORZ026.
CA...High Wind Warning from 4 AM Wednesday to 4 AM PST Thursday for
CAZ085.
Wind Advisory from 4 AM Wednesday to 4 AM PST Thursday for
CAZ084-085.
Winter Storm Watch from late Tuesday night through late
Wednesday night for CAZ080-082-083.
High Wind Warning from 10 PM Tuesday to 10 PM PST Wednesday for
CAZ081.
Wind Advisory from 10 PM Tuesday to 10 PM PST Wednesday for
CAZ081.
Pacific Coastal Waters...Storm Warning from 7 PM Tuesday to 4 PM PST
Wednesday for PZZ350-356-370-376.
Gale Warning from 1 PM Tuesday to 10 PM PST Wednesday for
PZZ350-356-376.
Gale Warning from 4 AM Tuesday to 10 PM PST Wednesday for
PZZ370.
DW/BPN/BTLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 4:52 PM PST | Storm Warning | MFR | 44 hr | |
| Jan 16, 7:18 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 48 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:31 AM PST | Flood Watch | MFR | Curry, Josephine | 48 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:27 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MFR | 9 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:27 AM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 43 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:35 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake | 53 hr |
| Jan 17, 12:46 PM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Curry, Josephine | 33 hr |
| Jan 17, 12:46 PM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 33 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.