Oregon, 2004High Wind in Oregon, November 3, 2004
November 3, 2004 · NWS MFR · 1 event in 1 county or zone
No warning was in effect for this event.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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What forecasters said that day
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 Nov 3, 2:10 PM PST, 5 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 3, 2:10 PM PST, 5 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
210 PM PST WED NOV 3 2004
.DISCUSSION...UPPER LOW HAS CLOSED OFF JUST NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO
THIS AFTERNOON. THE MODELS MOVE THE LOW SLOWLY SOUTH ALONG THE CALIF
COAST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. WRAP AROUND CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE
OVER SOUTHEAST OREGON AND NORTHEAST CALIF TONIGHT. WILL KEEP A
SLIGHT THREAT OF LIGHT SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF MODOC AND SOUTHERN LAKE
COUNTIES THIS EVENING. REST OF THE REGION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
MOSTLY CLEAR TONIGHT. ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AROUND WEST SIDE
VALLEYS FOR AREAS OF FOG AND LOW CLOUDS TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT SO I
DO NOT EXPECT WIDESPREAD FREEZING CONDITIONS IN JACKSON AND
JOSEPHINE COUNTIES...HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD FROST IS LIKELY SO WILL
ISSUE A FROST ADVISORY FOR THESE AREAS. A DRYING TREND WILL BEGIN
THURSDAY AS A VERY DRY NORTHEAST FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS ACROSS THE
REGION AND PERSISTS AT LEAST THROUGH SATURDAY.
IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD...THE LONG WAVE RIDGE POSITION WILL CONTINUE
ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE GFS MODEL DOES SHOW A SYSTEM
MOVING THROUGH THE RIDGE POSITION MONDAY NIGHT BUT BELIEVE THIS
SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN WITH VERY LITTLE PRECIP BEING PRODUCED AS IT
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
&&
...MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FLORENCE TO CA BORDER 0-60 NM.
FROST ADVISORY ZONES 24 AND 26.
CA...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY OR BORDER TO PT ST GEORGE 0-60 NM.
&&
HOLTZHigh Wind, South Central Oregon Cascades
- When
- November 3, 7:30 PM PST
- Where
- South Central Oregon Cascades forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 42.801, -122.519 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong winds swept into Crater Lake National Park at around 1930 PST on 11/03/04. Winds were estimated to be gusting to 65 mph from the northwest. 30 to 40 large trees fell in the Munson Valley area. Three trees fell on the the west end roof of the community center, causing considerable damage. Trees also fell on the Good-by picnic area comfort station, one house in Sleepy Hollow, and and a stone house that was being rehabilitated as part of the Science and Learning Center.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Strong Wind in Maine, November 3, 2004$17,000 · 17 events
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, November 3, 2004$12,000 · 12 events
- High Wind in Alaska, November 3, 200464 kt wind · 8 events
- Heavy Snow in California, November 3, 20041 event
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, November 3, 20041 event
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, November 3, 20041 event
- Heavy Snow in California, November 3, 20041 event
- Heavy Snow in California, November 3, 20041 event
- Hail in Mississippi, November 3, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 5427179.