Alert archive / Oregon / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this wind advisory at Jan 26, 2021, 1:17 PM PST for Jackson County, Oregon. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2021, 1:17 PM PST (21:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2021, 9:00 PM PST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
County Jackson County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 9 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
- 497 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
610 WWUS76 KMFR 262117 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 117 PM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 ORZ030-031-262230- /O.CAN.KMFR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210127T1500Z/ Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County- Central and Eastern Lake County- 117 PM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... It will be windy with gusts of 45 to 55 mph, but this is now part of a winter weather advisory. $$ ORZ021-022-270200- /O.CON.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210127T0200Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- Including the city of Gold Beach 117 PM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts around 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Coastal headlands from Bandon southward as well as portions of Highway 101 near Port Orford, Gold Beach, and Humbug Mountain. Areas in and around Gold Beach are likely to be affected. * WHEN...Until 6 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and damage power lines. Power outages will be possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ ORZ026-270500- /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0007.210126T2117Z-210127T0500Z/ Jackson County- 117 PM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Jackson County, including Medford, Central Point, White City and Eagle Point. * WHEN...Until 9 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
2 follow-up statements
562 WWUS76 KMFR 270200 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 600 PM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 ORZ021-022-270300- /O.EXP.KMFR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210127T0200Z/ South Central Oregon Coast-Curry County Coast- Including the city of Gold Beach 600 PM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... Winds are still breezy, but the damaging winds seen earlier have dissipated, and therefore the high wind warning will be allowed to expire. $$ ORZ026-270500- /O.CON.KMFR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210127T0500Z/ Jackson County- 600 PM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Jackson County, including Medford, Central Point, White City and Eagle Point. * WHEN...Until 9 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
621 WWUS76 KMFR 270432 NPWMFR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 832 PM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 ORZ026-270545- /O.EXP.KMFR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210127T0500Z/ Jackson County- 832 PM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... Winds may continue to be breezy for the next few hours, but the strong, gusty winds have largely ended in the valley. Therefore the wind advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ Visit us at https://www.weather.gov/Medford
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 9:05 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 49 hr | |
| Jan 25, 9:05 PM PST | Storm Warning | MFR | 20 hr | |
| Jan 25, 9:39 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 20 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.