A High Wind Warning was issued for the coastal headlands of Oregon zones ORZ021/022 at 0500 PST on 12/13 and cancelled at 2200 PST on 12/13. The observations listed above were the strongest verifying sustained winds and gusts recorded at each station.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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 Oregon zones ORZ021/022 at 0500 PST on 12/13 and cancelled at 2200 PST on 12/13. The observations listed above were the strongest verifying sustained winds and gusts recorded at each station. Gold Beach exceeded warning criteria continuously from 1100 PST until 1600 PST.
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 13, 9:00 AM PST, 3 hours earlier.
SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
900 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2003
.DISCUSSION...
LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SATELLITE LOOPS
SHOW A CONTINUOUS MOISTURE FEED INTO THE COAST. RAINFALL RATES HAVE
BEEN INCREASING AFTER SLOWING DOWN EARLIER TODAY. CLOUD TOP
ENHANCEMENT HAS BEEN OCCURRING OFFSHORE IN ADVANCE OF A WAVE LOCATED
AT 40N 135W...WITH A STRONGER WAVE AT 40N 145N ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
TROUGH. A 140 KT JET PUSHING INTO THE PAC NW WILL SINK SOUTH ALONG
THE COAST TONIGHT WITH AN ACTIVE OMEGA FIELD MOVING DOWN ALONG THE
COAST AND INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 0 AND 6Z TONIGHT...
RESULTING IN COPIOUS PRECIPITATION. FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED
FOR SMALL STREAMS IN WESTERN PARTS OF THE CWA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THE NEXT FORECAST ISSUE IS THE STRONG WINDS. A HIGH WIND WARNING
IS OUT FOR THE HEADLANDS AND SHASTA VALLEY WITH ADVISORIES FOR THE
EAST SIDE...WHERE WINDS HAVE ALREADY GUSTED IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ZONES 80 AND 82 IN
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY TONIGHT AND SNOW ADVISORIES IN THE CASCADS...
SISKIYOUS...PARTS OF THE NEAR EAST SIDE...AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION
OF THE KLAMATH BASIN. THE GREATEST DYNAMIC OMEGAS WILL OCCUR ALONG
THE COAST AND LATER INTO WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SISKIYOU COUNTY. THE
SHASTA REGION WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO UPSLOPE EFFECTS FROM THE
SACRAMENTO VALLEY AS WELL. SHOWERS WILL CLEAR OUT LATE SUNDAY AS A
RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE WEST COAST BEHIND THE DEPARTING
TROUGH. THIS CLEARING SETS THE STAGE FOR SOME DENSE FOG IN THE
VALLEYS MONDAY MORNING. BENIGN WEATHER REMAINS THROUGH TUESDAY...
AS ANOTHER TROUGH STALLS OFFSHORE.
.EXTENDED...LITTLE CHANGE AT THIS TIME...EXPECTING ARRIVAL OF NEXT
TROF INTO PACNW TUE NGT-WED. WED NGT THRU FRI WILL MAINTAIN CONTINUED
POPS WITH LONGWAVE UPPER TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE REGION.
&&
.MFR...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO.
GALE WARNING...CAPE BLANCO TO OR TO OR/CA BORDER.
HIGH WIND WARNING THIS EVENING FOR HEADLANDS OF ORZ021>022.
WIND ADVISORY THIS EVENING ORZ030>031.
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NORTH FORK COQUILLE AT MYRTLE POINT.
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SOUTH FORK COQUILLE AT MYRTLE POINT.
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE.
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ROGUE RIVER FROM AGNESS TO GOLD BEACH.
SNOW ADVISORY TODAY ORZ027 AND ORZ030.
CA...GALE WARNING...OR/CA BORDER TO POINT ST. GEORGE CA.
WIND ADVISORY EVENING FOR SHASTA VALLEY OF CAZ081.
WIND ADVISORY THIS EVENING CAZ085.
WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT 080-082.
&&
BERTEAUHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 630 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2003 CAZ081-ORZ021-022-131430- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY COAST- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 630 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE COASTAL HEADLANDS AND SHASTA VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEE PDXNPWMFR FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ080-083-ORZ027-131430- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 630 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY SNOW ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEE PDXWSWMFR FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ085-ORZ030-031-131430- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-MODOC COUNTY- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- 630 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEE PDXNPWMFR FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ082-084-ORZ023>026-028-029-PZZ350-353-356-370-373-376-131430- CAPE ARAGO TO FLORENCE, OR 20 TO 60 NM- CAPE ARAGO TO FLORENCE, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- CAPE BLANCO TO CAPE ARAGO, OR 20 TO 60 NM- CAPE BLANCO TO CAPE ARAGO, OR WESTWARD 20 NM-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- PT. ST. GEORGE, CA TO CAPE BLANCO, OR 20 TO 60 NM- PT. ST. GEORGE, CA TO CAPE BLANCO, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 630 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HESS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OREGON
1039 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2003
TIME(PST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0720 AM SIXES OR
12/13/03 CURRY CU7 AT SIXES REPORTS 4.00
IN RAIN PAST 24 HOURS.
0721 AM GOLD BEACH OR
12/13/03 CURRY CU39 GOLD BEACH REPORTS
4.00 IN RAIN PAST 24
HOURS.
0722 AM GOLD BEACH OR
12/13/03 CURRY CU12 GOLD BEACH REPORTS
4.16 IN RAIN PAST 24
HOURS.
0723 AM WIMER OR
12/13/03 JACKSON JA39 WIMER REPORTS 1.96 IN
RAIN PAST 24 HOURS
0724 AM COQUILLE OR
12/13/03 COOS CO14 COQUILLE REPORTS 1.75
IN RAIN PAST 24 HOURS.
0725 AM ROSEBURG OR
12/13/03 DOUGLAS DO20 ROSEBURG REPORTS 1.54
IN RAIN PAST 24 HOURS.
0731 AM BANDON OR
12/13/03 COOS CO41 BANDON REPORTS 1.91
IN RAIN PAST 24 HOURS.
0732 AM ROSEBURG OR
12/13/03 DOUGLAS DO4 ROSEBURG REPORTS 1.60
IN RAIN SINCE NOON.
0733 AM COOS BAY OR
12/13/03 COOS CO81 COOS BAY REPORTS 1.85
PAST 24 HOURS.
0741 AM SITKUM OR
12/13/03 COOS CO58 REPORTED BRUMITT
CREEK AND EAST FORK
COQUILLE RIVER ARE
FLOODING. SITKUM ROAD IS
UNDER WATER AT MILE POST
26 AND WASHED OUT AT MP
25.
0800 AM SITKUM OR
12/13/03 COOS SPOTTER CO58 REPORTED 4.63
INCHES OF RAIN PAST 24
HOURS ENDING AT 8AM. 3.43
INCHES RAIN 6PM FRIDAY TO
8AM TODAY.
0800 AM COOS BAY OR NON TSTM WINDS
12/13/03 COOS SPOTTER CO77 REPORTED
FORCE 6 WINDS DURING THE
NIGHT. 2.00 INCHES RAIN
PAST 12 HRS ENDING AT 8AM.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OREGON
1124 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2003
TIME(PST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0700 AM BLACK BUTTE CA HEAVY SNOW
12/13/03 SISKIYOU SPOTTER SY39 WHICH IS 6
MILES W AT 4040 FEET
REPORTED 5 INCHES OF SNOW
IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. 0.61
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
PAST 24 HRS ENDING AT 7AM.
0730 AM NORTH BEND OR
12/13/03 COOS SPOTTER CO92 6 MILES N
REPORTED 2.00 INCHES RAIN
PAST 24 HRS ENDING AT 730
AM.
0800 AM BROOKINGS OR
12/13/03 CURRY COOP OBSERVER REPORTED
4.10 INCHES RAIN PAST 24
HOURS ENDING AT 8AM.
0800 AM SELMA OR
12/13/03 JOSEPHINE SPOTTER JO38 AT THE BASE
OF HAYES HILL REPORTED
2.86 INCHES RAIN PAST 24
HRS ENDING AT 8AM.
0800 AM GRANTS PASS OR
12/13/03 JOSEPHINE SPOTTER JO20 WHICH IS 6
MILES WEST REPORTED 1.76
INCHES RAIN PAST 24 HRS
ENDING AT 8AM.
0800 AM BROOKINGS OR
12/13/03 CURRY SPOTTER CU13 AT CAPE
FERRELO REPORTED RAINFALL
OF 4.25 INCHES PAST 12 HRS
ENDING AT 8AM AND 6.31
INCHES PAST 24 HRS ENDING
AT 8AM.
0800 AM PISTOL RIVER OR FLOODING
12/13/03 CURRY SPOTTER CU41 REPORTED
CLEAR CREEK IS RUNNING
OVER THE ROAD. N BANK
PISTOL RIVER RD IS UNDER
WATER AT CROOK CK BRIDGE
TO PISTOL RIVER BRIDGE.
0800 AM PISTOL RIVER OR
12/13/03 CURRY SPOTTER CU41 REPORTED 4.30
INCHES RAIN PAST 22 HRS
ENDING AT 8AM.
0815 AM ROSEBURG OR
12/13/03 DOUGLAS SPOTTER DO05 9 MILES NW
REPORTED 2.00 INCHES RAIN
PAST 24 HRS ENDING AT 8AM
0820 AM GOLD BEACH OR
12/13/03 CURRY SPOTTER CU33 WHICH IS 5
MILES N REPORTED 3.00
INCHES RAIN PAST 12 HRS
ENDING AT 820 AM AND 4.07
INCHES PAST 24 HRS ENDING
AT 820 AM.
0900 AM COQUILLE OR
12/13/03 COOS SPOTTER CO45 2 MILES E
REPORTED 0.90 INCHES RAIN
PAST 9 HRS ENDING AT 9AM
AND 1.90 INCHES PAST 30
HRS ENDING AT 9AM.
0900 AM COOS BAY OR FLOODING
12/13/03 COOS SPOTTER CO87 IS 12 MILES
SE. HE REPORTED DANIELS
CREEK IS 50 FEET OUT OF
ITS BANK. 1.96 INCHES RAIN
PAST 24 HRS ENDING AT 8AM.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Gold Beach recorded a gust to 64 mph.
Cape Blanco recorded a sustained wind of 40 mph.
Gold Beach recorded a sustained wind of 45 mph.
Spotter CU31 recorded a gust to 61 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oregon in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, December 2003
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: 5327434, 5327433, 5327435, 5327436.