Based on this spotter report and radar observations, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for central Siskiyou county at 1811 PST and expired at 1840 PST. This was the only warning verifying report received.
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Based on this spotter report and radar observations, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for central Siskiyou county at 1811 PST and expired at 1840 PST. This was the only warning verifying report received.
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 Jul 25, 1:30 PM PST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 230 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2004 .DISCUSSION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE BREAKING OUT ACROSS THE EASTSIDE ZONES THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT AS ANTICIPATED. THESE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. THE RIDGE IS MOVING A LITTLE EAST OF OUR AREA TONIGHT AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES INLAND WELL TO THE NORTH. THE INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW SHOULD ADVECT THE MOISTURE OFF TO THE EAST RESULTING IN A MORE STABLE AIR MASS OVER OUR REGION MONDAY. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE A WEAK THREAT OF LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST PORTION OF OUR ZONES...HAVE CHOSEN TO STAY WITH THE CURRENT FORECAST OF NO THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY...JUST A LITTLE COOLER. TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MODELS INDICATE A STABLE NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS OUR AREA. MARINE CLOUDS WILL AFFECT THE COAST AND SOME PORTIONS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY OTHERWISE DRY AND MAINLY CLEAR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL. HUMIDITIES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL...GOOD CONDITIONS FOR FURTHER DRYING OF THE FUELS. FOR NEXT WEEKEND...THE ENSEMBLES...ECMWF AND THE GFS ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT IN FORMING A LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS WILL PROVIDE MOISTURE AGAIN FOR A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS. && .MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OR...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...FLORENCE TO OR/CA BORDER. CA...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...OR/CA BORDER TO PT ST GEORGE. && GETTMAN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
622 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2004
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0610 PM HAIL 2 SSW FORT JONES 41.58N 122.86W
07/25/2004 1.00 INCH SISKIYOU CA TRAINED SPOTTER
ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN. 0.75 INCHES FELL IN THE PAST
15 MINUTES.
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DWThe Medford radar (KMAX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:12 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A spotter 2 SSW of Fort Jones reported quarter size hail and 0.75 inches of rain in 15 minutes from a thunderstorm.
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