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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Medford, OR

July 2, 2025Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2025, 7:09 PM PDT for Siskiyou County, California. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 2, 2025, 7:09 PM PDT (02:09 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2025, 7:45 PM PDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Medford, OR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Siskiyou County, CA

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NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 2, 4:53 PM PDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 4:53 PM PDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 4:34 PM PDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Medford OR
434 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

CAZ083-085-030015-
North Central and Southeast Siskiyou County CA-Modoc County CA-
434 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central
Siskiyou and west central Modoc Counties through 515 PM PDT
...

At 434 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles east of Trout Creek Campground, or 23 miles north of Dana,
moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lava Lake Campground.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4137 12181 4155 12174 4149 12128 4125 12140
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 286DEG 17KT 4144 12168

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

ANH

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:03 PM PDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:53 PM PDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:31 PM PDT, 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:46 PM PDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:54 PM PDT, 15 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 6:46 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	MFR	Lake	29 min
Jul 2, 6:54 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	MFR		36 min
Jul 2, 7:31 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	MFR		29 min
Jul 3, 12:04 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	MFR	Douglas, Jackson, Klamath	20 hr
Jul 3, 12:04 PM PDT	Red Flag Warning	MFR	Harney, Klamath, Lake	32 hr
Jul 3, 4:22 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFR	Jackson	23 min
Jul 3, 4:26 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFR	Jackson	20 min
Jul 3, 4:48 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFR	Jackson	27 min
Jul 3, 4:56 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	MFR	Jackson	34 min
Jul 2, 5:03 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	MFR	Siskiyou	27 min
Jul 2, 5:53 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	MFR	Siskiyou	37 min
Jul 2, 6:31 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	MFR	Siskiyou	44 min
Jul 3, 3:58 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	MFR	Siskiyou	32 min
Jul 3, 4:03 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFR	Siskiyou	27 min
Jul 3, 4:20 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFR	Modoc	25 min
Jul 3, 4:43 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFR	Modoc	32 min

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Sources

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