This amount meets the criteria for a Heavy Snow Warning, but a Snow Advisory was in effect. This advisory was issued for California zones CAZ080/082/083 above 3500 feet at 02/1356 PST, effective from 03/1000 to 03/2200 PST.
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The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
This amount meets the criteria for a Heavy Snow Warning, but a Snow Advisory was in effect. This advisory was issued for California zones CAZ080/082/083 above 3500 feet at 02/1356 PST, effective from 03/1000 to 03/2200 PST. The advisory for CAZ080 was cancelled at 03/1504 PST, the advisory for the remaining areas was cancelled at 03/2138 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 Jan 2, 2:59 PM PST, 16 hours 31 minutes earlier.
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1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Spotter SY94 at 4100 feet reported 11 inches of snow in 10 hours.
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