A High Wind Warning was issued for ORZ031 at 2225 PST on 11/30/01 and cancelled at 0430 PST on 12/01/01. Judging from the above spotter report, the cancellation was premature.
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The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A High Wind Warning was issued for ORZ031 at 2225 PST on 11/30/01 and cancelled at 0430 PST on 12/01/01. Judging from the above spotter report, the cancellation was premature. A Blizzard Warning may have been a more appropriate product for this weather situation.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Dec 1, 2:50 AM PST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST OREGON/NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
230 AM PDT SAT DEC 01 2001
COMPLEX SITUATION THIS MORNING WITH INCOMING SYSTEM. NUMEROUS
ADVISORIES...WARNINGS AND WATCHES CURRENTLY OUT FOR OUR REGION. BACK
EDGE OF INCOMING COLD FRONT NEARING THE COAST AS OF 2AM. CAPE BLANCO
HAD A PEAK WIND GUST TO 93 MPH. MAY BE ABLE TO DROP THE WIND WARNING
FOR THE HEADLANDS BY ISSUANCE TIME. NOT A LOT OF PRECIP WITH THIS
SYSTEM EXCEPT AROUND THE MT SHASTA AREA WITH STRONG OROGRAPHICS
CONTINUING. COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH GREATEST
SNOW AMOUNTS OROGRAPHICALLY FAVORED AREAS. BREAK IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS
TONIGHT WITH JUST SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY. NEXT SYSTEM NOW CROSSING 150W
LOOKS QUITE STRONG RIGHT NOW. SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AVN/ETA
MODELS ON HANDLING THIS NEXT SYSTEM SUNDAY. IM LEANING MORE TOWARDS
THE ETA SOLUTION WHICH TAKES THE BRUNT OF THIS SYSTEM INTO CALIF.
FOLLOWING MESO-ETA PRECIP FORECAST SO WILL CONTINUE WINTER STORM
WATCH SUNDAY FOR CALIF ZONES 82 AND ADD SOUTH PORTIONS OF ZONES 83
AND 85. COLD TROUGH STAYS OVER THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY.
EXTENDED...MRF SHOWS STRONG RIDGING NEAR 150W WITH COLD MOIST NW FLOW
ALOFT OVER THE PACIFIC NW TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. PATTERN CHANGES TO A
LITTLE MILDER ONE BUT STILL UNSETTLED LATER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS
FLOW ALOFT BECOMES ZONAL. HOLTZ
.MFR...STORM WARNING FLORENCE OREGON TO PT ST GEORGE CALIFORNIA.
HEAVY SURF ADVISORY ORZ021-022.
HIGH WIND WARNING COASTAL HEADLANDS.
WIND ADVISORY ORZ029-030-031 AND CAZ081 SHASTA VALLEY.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TODAY ORZ027-028.
WINTER STORM WARNING TODAY CAZ080-082 ABOVE
3500 FEET.
WINTER STORM WATCH SUNDAY CAZ082-083-085.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OREGON
254 AM PST SAT DEC 01 2001
TIME(PST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0310 PM OR HEAVY SNOW
11/30/01 JACKSON SPOTTER AT SISKIYOU PASS
REPORTS LIQUID EQUIVALENT
.08 OVERNIGHT SNOW 28
INCHES.
0458 PM BROOKINGS OR NON TSTM WINDS
11/30/01 CURRY SPOTTER CU10 REPORTS WIND
GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT 5PM.
0252 AM BROOKINGS OR
12/01/01 CURRY SPOTTER CU-10 IN THE CAPE
FERRELO AREA REPORTED
ESTIMATED WINDS SOUTH
39-54G70 MPH. NUMEROUS
TREE LIMBS DOWN AND POWER
OUT..,RAINING AT 230 AM.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Spotter LA21 at Lakeview reported winds of 50 mph, blowing snow with visibilities 1/4 mile, 4-5 foot snowdrifts, and 5 inches of snow overnight.
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