A High Wind Warning was issued for the headlands and exposed beaches of Oregon zones ORZ021/022 at 0500 PST on 02/15 and expired at 0715 PST on 02/16. 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 headlands and exposed beaches of Oregon zones ORZ021/022 at 0500 PST on 02/15 and expired at 0715 PST on 02/16. The above observations verified the warning.
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 Feb 15, 3:00 PM PST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
300 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2004
.DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL
LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS OUR REGION TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO
ABOUT 6000 FEET AND REMAIN AT THAT LEVEL ON MONDAY. A STRONG 150
KNOT JET STREAM IS POINTED TOWARD NORTHERN OREGON. OUR REGION WILL
BE IN THE WARM SECTOR MONDAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTH
WINDS THAT WILL BE STRONGEST AT THE COAST AND IN THE SHASTA VALLEY.
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT WITH LIFT ENHANCED
UNDER THE RIGHT REAR QUADRANT OF THE JET STREAM AND THE PASSAGE OF
THE COLD FRONT BEHIND TONIGHTS WARM FRONT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
BEHIND THE FRONT LATER MONDAY NIGHT.
SNOW LEVELS WILL DIP TO 5000 FEET MONDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN NEAR THAT
LEVEL TUESDAY. POPS REMAIN HIGH INTO TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THE MOIST
SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUING BUT QPF WILL BE LIGHTER.
THE UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE INLAND WEDNESDAY WITH SHOWERS DECREASING
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
.EXTENDED...A RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BUILD IN BEHIND THE TROUGH
THURSDAY PROVIDING DRY CONDITIONS. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL
APPROACH THE COAST FRIDAY WITH A CHANCE OF MAINLY WEST SIDE RAIN BY
FRIDAY NIGHT...BECOMING LIKELY SATURDAY. DECREASING SHOWERS BEHIND
THE FRONT ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. DW
&&
.MFR...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...GALE WARNING FLORENCE, OR TO CA BORDER.
HIGH WIND WARNING ORZ021-022 TONIGHT AND MON MORNING.
CA...GALE WARNING OR BORDER TO PT ST GEORGE, CA.
WIND ADVISORY CAZ081 TONIGHT THROUGH MON EVENING.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 740 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2004 PZZ350-353-356-370-373-376-161430- 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- PT. ST. GEORGE, CA TO CAPE BLANCO, OR 20 TO 60 NM- PT. ST. GEORGE, CA TO CAPE BLANCO, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- 740 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE SOUTHERN OREGON COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT ALLOWING SOUTH WINDS TO INCREASE. * GALE WARNING FROM FLORENCE TO CALIFORNIA BORDER. SEE PDXCWFMFR FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY STRONG SOUTH WINDS CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. * GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT SEE PDXCWFMFR FOR DETAILS. ORZ021-022-161430- CURRY COUNTY COAST-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 740 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT ALLOWING STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO DEVELOP AT THE COASTAL HEADLANDS. * HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE HEADLANDS TONIGHT SEE PDXNPWMFR FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AHEAD OF A SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COASTAL HEADLANDS MONDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH A TAP INTO SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE COAST AND COASTAL INTERIOR MOUNTAINS. COASTAL AND INTERIOR SOUTHERN CURRY COUNTY IS AT GREATEST RISK FOR SUSTAINED HEAVY RAINS MONDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL LIKELY SHOW SIGNIFICANT RISES AND FLOODING MAY BECOME A PROBLEM LATER MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE HEADLANDS. SEE PDXNPWMFR FOR DETAILS. * FLOODING OF SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SEE PDXESFMFR FOR DETAILS. CAZ081-161430- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 740 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY * WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY...SEE PDXNPWMFR FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY * WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SHASTA VALLEY CONTINUES INTO MONDAY NIGHT... SEE PDXNPWMFR FOR DETAILS. CAZ080-082-ORZ024-161430- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 740 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2004 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 STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH A TAP FROM THE SUBTROPICS WILL TRANSPORT RICH MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY AT TIMES MONDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. MINOR RIVER FLOODING OF SMALL RIVERS AND STREAM WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SEE PDXESFMFR FOR DETAILS. * WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY MONDAY-MONDAY NIGHT. SEE PDXWSWMFR FOR DETAILS. CAZ083>085-ORZ023-025>031-161430- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-KLAMATH BASIN- MODOC COUNTY-NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- 740 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2004 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. STAVISH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Sustained winds recorded at Cape Blanco.
Sustained winds recorded at Cape Blanco.
Gust recorded at Cape Blanco.
Gust recorded at Gold Beach.
Gust recorded at Gold Beach.
Gust recorded at Cape Blanco.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oregon in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, February 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5384087, 5384085, 5384084, 5384088, 5384089, 5384086.