A High Wind Warning was issued for the Shasta Valley (CAZ081) at 2130 PDT on 10/18/04 and expired at 1250 PDT on 10/19/04. The above observations verified the warning.
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The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A High Wind Warning was issued for the Shasta Valley (CAZ081) at 2130 PDT on 10/18/04 and expired at 1250 PDT on 10/19/04. The above observations verified the warning. In addition, the Weed RAWS recorded a gust to 57 mph at 0145 PDT on 10/19/04, which failed to meet high wind criteria by a mere 1 mph.
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 Oct 18, 2:00 PM PST, 13 hours 30 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 712 AM PDT MON OCT 18 2004 ORZ021-022-191400- CURRY COUNTY COAST-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 712 AM PDT MON OCT 18 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON .DAY ONE...TODAY HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE COASTAL HEADLANDS FOR TONIGHT. SEE PDXNPWMFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ080-082-191400- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 712 AM PDT MON OCT 18 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR LATE TONIGHT. SEE PDXWSWMFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES TUESDAY FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY. SEE PDXWSWMFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .INSTRUCTIONS TO SPOTTERS... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GERIG
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Recorded at North Weed.
Recorded at North Weed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in California, October 2004
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5424317, 5424318.