The above observations verified a Heavy Snow Warning. However, only a Snow Advisory was in effect at this time, issued at 28/0856 and expired at 28/2005 PST.
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The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
The above observations verified a Heavy Snow Warning. However, only a Snow Advisory was in effect at this time, issued at 28/0856 and expired at 28/2005 PST.
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 28, 2:00 AM PST, 5 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 200 AM PST MON NOV 28 2005 .DISCUSSION... A WARM FRONT IS BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE COAST ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN BY MID DAY. LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE THIS MORNING TO 5K TO 6K FT LOWERING OVERNIGHT TO 3K TO 4K FT. HEAVY SNOWS WILL BE ABOVE 6000 FT. TUESDAY WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AS A COLD SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES ALONG THE NORTH PART OF OUR AREA. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY THANKS TO A SHORT WAVE RIDGE BUT WEDNESDAY NIGHT ANOTHER SIMILAR WARM FRONT FOLLOW BY A SHORT WAVE TROUGH BRINGS ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK AGAIN THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY A COLDER TROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO ABOUT 3K FT WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING THROUGH SATURDAY. SUNDAY WILL BE DRY WITH THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDING BUT LATE MONDAY OR TUESDAY ANOTHER WARM FRONT WILL REACH OUR AREA. .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS TO CHANGE TO AREAS OF IFR CONDITIONS AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND LOWERING CLOUDS. .MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OR...GALE WARNING FLORENCE TO CA BORDER. CA...GALE WARNING OR BORDER TO PT ST GEORGE. && MO ALSO VISIT THE NWS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Spotter KL11 3ESE of Klamath Falls at 4105 feet reported 6 inches of snow during this time interval.
Spotter KL87 8 miles east of Chiloquin at 4500 feet reported 8 inches of snow during this time interval.
The cooperative observer at Chemult recorded 10 inches of snow in 24 hours.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oregon in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, November 2005
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: 5481388, 5481389, 5481480.