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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2026, 2:24 PM PDT for Coos County, Douglas County, Oregon. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2026, 2:24 PM PDT (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2026, 2:49 PM PDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Coos County, OR, Douglas County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 2100 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 9, 11:47 AM PDT, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 11:47 AM PDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Medford OR 1147 AM PDT Thu Apr 9 2026 .DISCUSSION...Radar echos are increasing in density this late morning ahead of this cut off low. We'll see more thunderstorms develop this afternoon and evening as the atmosphere destabilizes. Latest forecasts still showing 500 J/kg of convective available potential energy for storm updrafts based off of the KMFR HRRR forecast sounding. Upper level shear also looks pretty good for our forecast area, so the 5-10% marginal risk of severe thunderstorms for areas west of the Cascades seems on point from SPC this afternoon. The cutoff low will nudge close to shore overnight, although conditions will dry out away from the coast as an embedded shortwave rotates around the low. Models seem fairly confident in this and the probability of precipitation drops to 5% overnight for locations away from the coast. We'll likely see more valley stratus and some patchy fog fill in if we clear out enough overnight. By Friday, the focus remains on showers and thunderstorms as the cutoff low moves further inland. It looks like the chances for severe thunderstorms are lower compared to Thursday, although the coverage of thunderstorms and the probability of lightning within 20 km of any point will remain elevated(30-60%) depending on exact location. This cutoff low will eventually become caught up in the upper level flow and move farther east ahead of the next trough in the Pacific. The main impact to our forecast area will be the continued chance of precipitation and the chances for some snow on the mountains. This won't be a massive snow event, but the higher terrain(6000ft+) could see 3 to 8 inches of new snow by Sunday evening. The Warner mountains are popping out on our risk maps and those ridges and higher peaks are forecast to see more snow than the Cascades. Heading into next week, nothing really stood out on the extreme forecast index(EFI). There are some hints at another trough sliding down the north west, which would lead to cooler more unstable air and more showers for the forecast region. The probability of precipitation increases around Tuesday and Wednesday during this time with a 50 to 60 percent chance of precipitation. 10% of the ENS members show the Cascades seeing another 3-6 inches of snow with this northwest flow and cold front around Wednesday. So there is still a chance to get some more snow in the mountains here in early April. && .AVIATION...09/12Z TAFs...Still some LIFR ceilings in the valleys this morning. Those will clear out by the afternoon hours as the sun mixes the boundary layer. Thunderstorms are the main concern this afternoon and they will increase in coverage across the forecast area. The area of highest concern will be around Josephine County into Douglas County. Those areas will have a small(5-10%) chance of severe hail or winds. Other locations have a chance at relatively weaker storms. Shower and thunderstorm activity will diminish after sunset, but showers are likely to continue during the overnight hours. Valley fog remains possible overnight. && .MARINE...Updated 130 AM PDT Thursday, April 9, 2026...For the remainder of the week, breezy north winds will persist, generally remaining below advisory criteria. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible over the waters during the afternoons and evenings through Friday. The upper level pattern transitions over the weekend, bringing less thunderstorms and more widespread shower activity into early next week. Seas are likely to remain below advisory criteria early next week while breezy winds become westerly and seas transition to northwest swell dominated. && .MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OR...None. CA...None. PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...None. &&
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | 30 min | |
| Apr 9, 1:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Coos | 24 min |
| Apr 9, 2:13 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Coos | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 2:33 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Josephine | 27 min |
| Apr 9, 2:48 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFR | Coos, Douglas | 27 min |
| Apr 9, 3:06 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Douglas | 24 min |
| Apr 9, 3:16 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFR | Coos, Douglas | 29 min |
| Apr 9, 3:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Douglas | 30 min |
| Apr 9, 3:40 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFR | Coos, Douglas | 22 min |
| Apr 9, 3:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Jackson | 30 min |
| Apr 9, 3:54 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Douglas | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 4:13 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFR | Jackson | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 4:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Douglas | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 12:48 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 27 min |
| Apr 9, 1:12 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 4:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Siskiyou | 30 min |
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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.