A Blizzard Warning was issued for ORZ031 at 0336 PST on 11/28/01 and cancelled at 2252 PST on 11/28/01. The above observation comes close to verifying the warning, but no visibility information was given.
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A Blizzard Warning was issued for ORZ031 at 0336 PST on 11/28/01 and cancelled at 2252 PST on 11/28/01. The above observation comes close to verifying the warning, but no visibility information was given. Still, it was a pretty lousy day in this area.
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 28, 1:30 PM PST, 6 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST OREGON/NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
230 PM PDT WED NOV 28 2001
STRONG LOW MOVING INTO THE PAC NW TODAY. RAIN/SNOW COVERING MOST OF
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS. COLD FRONT IS NEAR
THE COAST AND WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE EVENING.
STEADY PRECIP SHUD DIMINISH AFTER FROPA GOING OVER TO SHOWERS TONIGHT
WITH SHOWERS DIMINISHING THU. GRADIENTS REMAIN STRONG THRU TONIGHT SO
GUSTY S WINDS WILL CONTINUE..THO SHUD DIMINISH SOME AFTER COLD FROPA.
WILL DROP ALL WIND/SNOW WARNINGS/ADVISORIES WITH AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
SURFACE HIGH BUILDS IN THU AND WILL SEE DECREASING SHOWERS. WILL SEE
A BRIEF BREAK IN HEAVIER PRECIP THU AFTERNOON THRU FRI AFTERNOON.
NEXT FRONT SET TO MOVE THRU FRI NIGHT/SAT WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF
RAIN/SNOW. MODELS SHOWING STRONGER STORM TO MOVE THRU SAT NIGHT-SUN
NIGHT WITH 150KT JET. THIS LOOKS TO BE A DECENT PRECIP/WIND PRODUCER
SIMILAR TO TODAY. MRF CONTINUES TREND OF WET PATTERN THRU THE
EXTENDED SO PERIODS OF RAIN/SNOW THRU WED.
.MFR...GALE WARNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT
HEAVY SURF ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS AND ORZ021/022
THRU THUPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OREGON
748 AM PST WED NOV 28 2001
TIME(PST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0720 AM WEED CA NON TSTM WINDS
11/28/01 SISKIYOU SPOTTER SY12...AT 3000
FEET...REPORTED WIND 35-45
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Spotter LA20 at Summer Lake reported wind 25-40 mph gusting to 57 mph with blowing and drifting snow.
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