High Surf in Oregon, November 10, 2005

Name: High Surf in Oregon, November 10, 2005
Start: 2005-11-10T18:00
End: 2005-11-10T18:00
Location: Oregon

November 10, 2005 · NWS MFR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high surf, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 2
Injuries: 1
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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 10, 2:00 PM PST, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 2:00 PM PST, 4 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
200 PM PST THU NOV 10 2005

.DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE COLD FRONT IS QUITE NARROW ON SATELLITE AND
STRETCHES FROM NW OREGON THEN TRAILS SOUTHWEST TO OFF THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND WEAKEN
FURTHER CROSSING THE CASCADES LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WITH THE FRONT NOT LOOKING VERY IMPRESSIVE DUE
TO A LACK OF DEEP MOISTURE. NOT MUCH COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT SO
SHOWER ACTIVITY NOT EXPECTED TO BE VERY WIDESPREAD. A WARM FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE REGION SATURDAY AND MOVE ONSHORE SATURDAY NIGHT.
THIS WILL GIVE PORTIONS OF THE REGION A THREAT OF LIGHT
PRECIPITATION AGAIN. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE
SUNDAY MORNING BUT MAINLY TO OUR NORTH AS IT SWEEPS ACROSS OREGON.
HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE
REGION SUNDAY NIGHT. IF THE MODELS FORECAST PANS OUT THIS WOULD BE
THE BEGINNING OF AN EXTENDED DRY PERIOD FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHERN OREGON.

.EXTENDED...PER RIDGE BUILDING IN FROM THE SOUTH...HAVE ELIMINATED
CHANCES OF PRECIP FORECAST AREA-WIDE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW
SOME OVERRUNNING SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVER THE UMPQUA REGION AND
CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE OVER THIS REGION THROUGH THE
END OF THE WORKWEEK. OTHERWISE...IN THE MONDAY-THURSDAY TIME FRAME
TEMPERATURES AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS WITH SOME NIGHT
AND MORNING FOG IN THE WESTERN OREGON VALLEYS.

.AVIATION...LATEST TAFS AND ROUTE FORECASTS COVER EXPECTED CONDITIONS
FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FLORENCE TO CA BORDER 0-60 NM.
CA...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY OR BORDER TO POINT ST GEORGE 0-60 NM.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 10, 12:03 PM PST, 5 hours 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1203 PM PST THU NOV 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 WSW OLENE             42.16N 121.68W
11/06/2005  1.11 INCH        KLAMATH            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.11 IN RAIN PAST 24 HOURS

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NE GOLD BEACH         42.44N 124.37W
11/06/2005  2.83 INCH        CURRY              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.83 IN PAST 24 HOURS

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 ESE MEDFORD           42.33N 122.84W
11/06/2005  2.11 INCH        JACKSON            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.11 IN PAST 24 HOURS

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       8 S JACKSONVILLE        42.20N 122.97W
11/06/2005  1.59 INCH        JACKSON            OR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            COOP OBSERVER IN BUNCUM REPORTS 1.59 IN RAIN PAST 24
            HOURS

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 SE JACKSONVILLE       42.26N 122.89W
11/06/2005  1.96 INCH        JACKSON            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.96 IN RAIN PAST 24 HOURS

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       N AZALEA                42.80N 123.26W
11/06/2005  1.41 INCH        DOUGLAS            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.41 IN RAIN PAST 24 HOURS

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 E PORT ORFORD         42.75N 124.40W
11/06/2005  2.15 INCH        CURRY              OR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            PORT ORFORD 5E HAD 2.15 RAIN PAST 24 HOURS

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       7 WNW ROSEBURG          43.23N 123.36W
11/06/2005  1.85 INCH        DOUGLAS            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.85 IN 24 HOURS

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SSW ETNA              41.44N 122.90W
11/06/2005  2.00 INCH        SISKIYOU           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.00 IN PAST 24 HRS

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NNE SELMA             42.34N 123.57W
11/06/2005  2.40 INCH        JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.40 PAST 24 HOURS AT HAYS HILL

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BROOKINGS               42.06N 124.29W
11/06/2005  3.32 INCH        CURRY              OR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            3.32 PAST 24

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NNW GRANTS PASS       42.50N 123.34W
11/06/2005  1.55 INCH        JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.55 RAIN PAST 24

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       N MYRTLE POINT          43.06N 124.14W
11/06/2005  1.61 INCH        COOS               OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.61 RAIN PAST 24 HOURS

1030 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 N GOLD BEACH          42.47N 124.42W
11/06/2005  3.15 INCH        CURRY              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3.15 PAST 24 HOURS

1030 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 WSW TALENT            42.23N 122.83W
11/06/2005  2.12 INCH        JACKSON            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.12 IN RAIN PAST 24 HOURS

1030 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SITKUM                  43.15N 123.86W
11/06/2005  3.25 INCH        COOS               OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CU-52 REPOTRED 3.25 IN RAIN PAST 24 HOURS

1030 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SE ASHLAND            42.18N 122.68W
11/06/2005  1.85 INCH        JACKSON            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.85 IN PAST 24 HOURS

1030 AM     HEAVY RAIN       N GOLD BEACH            42.41N 124.42W
11/06/2005  3.14 INCH        CURRY              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3.14 IN PAST 24 HOURS

1030 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NE WILDERVILLE        42.40N 123.43W
11/06/2005  1.95 INCH        JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.95 IN RAIN PAST 24 HOURS

1030 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 N ROSEBURG            43.21N 123.34W
11/06/2005  1.68 INCH        DOUGLAS            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.68 IN RAIN PAST 24 HOURS

1030 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 N MERLIN              42.57N 123.43W
11/06/2005  1.23 INCH        JOSEPHINE          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.23 IN RAIN PAST 24 HOURS

&&

ORR

Local storm report, Nov 10, 12:06 PM PST, 5 hours 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1206 PM PST THU NOV 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     HEAVY SNOW       N ALTURAS               41.49N 120.54W
11/08/2005  6.0 INCH         MODOC              CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OVERNIGHT ENDING AT 7 AM. ELEVATION 3980 FT.

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ORR

The radar

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Event by event

1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.

High Surf, Curry County Coast

When: November 10, 6:00 PM PST
Where: Curry County Coast forecast zone
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 42.467, -124.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A "sneaker wave" swept a mother and two sons into the surf near Port Orford. The mother and older son were drowned, the younger son survived and was treated for hypothermia. Surf at the time was heavy, but not heavy enough to qualify for a High Surf Advisory. A High Surf Advisory was later issued on 11/12 as the surf built up to meet criteria.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
High Surf, Curry County Coast	2005-11-10	72	Female	In Water	Direct
High Surf, Curry County Coast	2005-11-10	44	Male	In Water	Direct

What these are

High Surf: Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oregon in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Oregon, November 2005

Sources

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: 5481374.