A High Wind Warning was issued for the coastal headlands of zones ORZ021/022 effective at the above times. Unfortunately, no Cape Arago and Cape Blanco observations were saved, so there is no verifying data for the warning.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A High Wind Warning was issued for the coastal headlands of zones ORZ021/022 effective at the above times. Unfortunately, no Cape Arago and Cape Blanco observations were saved, so there is no verifying data for the warning.
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 Nov 21, 7:30 AM PST, 4 hours 56 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST OREGON/NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
830 AM PDT WED NOV 21 2001
ACTIVE JETSTREAM WILL BRING A SERIES OF PACIFIC FRONTS ACROSS OREGON
THROUGH FRIDAY. THE NEXT SYSTEM IS SEEN WINDING UP AROUND 42N 137W
MAYBE SLIGHTLY SOUTHWEST OF THE MESOETA FORECAST TRACK. GIVEN THE
STRONG JETSTREAM...WOULD EXPECT THE MODELS TO BE SLIGHTLY SLOW WITH
THIS SYSTEM. LOOKS LIKE THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE COAST EARLY
TONIGHT AND THE CASCADES AROUND MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THIS IS
COVERED BY THE HIGH WIND WATCH. SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL BEHIND THE FRONT
TO 4-5000 FT. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER
PASSES THANKSGIVING DAY.
THE NEXT WAVE MOVES ACROSS OUR AREA BEFORE DAWN FRIDAY WITH THE SNOW
LEVELS 4000 FEET OR LOWER. ALL THE MOUNTAIN PASSES SHOULD GET SOME
SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE JET MOVES SOUTH OF OUR AREA FRIDAY WITH A
COOL AND SHOWERY AIR MASS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SNOW LEVELS
WILL LIKELY STAY IN THE 3-4000 FEET RANGE. ANOTHER FRONT MAY APPROACH
THE COAST AROUND MONDAY MAINTAINING OUR UNSETTLED CONDITIONS. CURRENT
FORECAST LOOKS GOOD EXCEPT RAIN MAY DEVELOP A LITTLE SOONER WEST OF
THE CASCADES. WILL BRUSH UP THE LANGUAGE SLIGHTLY.
GETTMAN
.MFR...HIGH WIND WATCH TONIGHT HEADLANDS OF ORZ021
GALE WARNING FLORENCE OR TO PT ST GEORGE CA.
HEAVY SURF ADVISORY FLORENCE TO PT ST GEORGE.CAZ080>085-ORZ023>031-212300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 630 AM PST WED NOV 21 2001 ...MOUNTAIN SNOW ARRIVING ON THANKSGIVING... A SERIES OF COLDER PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH OREGON THIS WEEK. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CROSS SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET. AS A RESULT...SOME OF THE MOUNTAIN PASSES IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON WILL LIKELY SEE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON ON THANKSGIVING DAY. ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS MAY BRING MORE SNOW ON FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET ON THANKSGIVING DAY. BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE CASCADES AND THE SISKIYOUS. BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES DURING THIS HOLIDAY PERIOD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FB
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OREGON
1235 PM PDT WED NOV 21 2001
TIME(PDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1000 AM BONANZA OR
11/21/01 KLAMATH SPOTTER KL17 REPORTED 0.28
INCHES RAINFALL PAST 24
HOURS. TOTAL PRECIP FOR
THE MONTH 1.42 INCHES.
1100 AM GOLD BEACH OR
11/21/01 CURRY SPOTTER CU20 REPORTED 1.00
INCHES RAINFALL PAST 24
HOUR.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oregon in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, November 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5272175, 5272176.