A High Wind Watch was issued on 10/16 for this storm, but the watch was cancelled at 0300 PST on 10/17. It appeared at the time that the winds would not meet criteria.
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The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A High Wind Watch was issued on 10/16 for this storm, but the watch was cancelled at 0300 PST on 10/17. It appeared at the time that the winds would not meet criteria. However, observations later indicated that winds did meet criteria. A warning should have been issued at that time, but it was not.
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 17, 1:00 AM PST, 3 hours earlier.
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9 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Reported at Cape Arago.
Reported at Cape Arago.
Reported at Cape Blanco. Winds exceeded warning criteria during this time interval. The max sustained wind is recorded here.
Reported at Cape Blanco.
Reported at Cape Blanco.
Reported at Cape Arago
Reported at Cape Blanco.
Reported at Cape Blanco.
Reported 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, 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: 5424217, 5424215, 5424220, 5424221, 5424307, 5424216, 5424218, 5424308, 5424219.