The overall synoptic situation did not support winds this strong, and no warning was in effect at the time. It is believed that this report was erroneous or that the strong winds were isolated.
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The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
The overall synoptic situation did not support winds this strong, and no warning was in effect at the time. It is believed that this report was erroneous or that the strong winds were isolated.
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 Jun 29, 11:47 AM PST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR 230 PM PDT SUN JUN 29 2003 THE THERMAL TROUGH AND UPPER RIDGE HAVE MOVED FAR ENOUGH EAST TO BRING STRATUS 25 MILES INLAND. MOST OF THE STRATUS HAS DISSIPATED. TONIGHT THE MARINE LAYER DEEPENS WITH THE CLOUDS PUSHING THROUGH THE UMPQUA AND PARTIALLY SPILLING INTO THE ROGUE. THIS OCCURS AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT. THE MARINE AIR AND ONSHORE FLOW COOL HIGH TEMPS NORMAL ON SUNDAY AND A BIT BELOW NORMAL FOR THE FIRST OF THE WEEK. LATER IN THE WEEK THE UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE COAST WEAKENS AND TEMPERATURES RETURN TO NORMAL. MO .MFR...NONE. SVEN
ORZ021>031-CAZ080>085-301330- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 630 AM PDT SUN JUN 29 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. JACOBS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Spotter JO72 in Jerome Prairie reported west winds gusting to 60 mph at 1300 PDT.
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