This High Wind report appeared to be an isolated case, but 2-4 hours later other reports were received and a High Wind Warning was issued for Oregon coastal zones ORZ021/022 at 13/1550 PST, effective from 13/1550 to 13/1800 PST. The warning expired at 13/1800 PST.
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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.
The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
This High Wind report appeared to be an isolated case, but 2-4 hours later other reports were received and a High Wind Warning was issued for Oregon coastal zones ORZ021/022 at 13/1550 PST, effective from 13/1550 to 13/1800 PST. The warning expired at 13/1800 PST. The other verifying reports are no longer available.
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 Mar 13, 2:15 PM PST, 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
215 PM PST MON MAR 13 2006
.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE FRONT IS LOCATED ALONG THE COAST AND WILL
MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. COLD AIR SHOWERS WILL FOLLOW
THE FRONT OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. UPSLOPE SNOW PATTERN INTO PORTIONS
OF SISKIYOU COUNTY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IS DEVELOPING THIS
AFTERNOON AND THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR TONIGHT THEN
DECREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE FAVORED AREAS OF WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY ABOVE 2000 FEET AND
SNOW ADVISORIES FOR BORDERING LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT. THE UPPER TROUGH
WILL MOVE INLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERS DECREASING TUESDAY
NIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINING
OFFSHORE NEAR 130W.
IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD...THE UPPER TROUGH IS JUST OFF THE COAST
FRIDAY...THEN MOVES INLAND SATURDAY. A COOL MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW
WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION SUNDAY THEN BRIEF WEAK RIDGING IS
FORECAST MONDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...WIDESPREAD MVFR CONDITIONS SPREADING INLAND WITH THE
FRONT THIS EVENING...THEN MVFR CONDITIONS CONTINUING LATE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY IN SHOWERS. LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT.
&&
WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...GALE WARNING...FLORENCE OR TO OR/CA BORDER 0-60 NM.
CA...GALE WARNING...OR/CA BORDER TO PT. ST GEORGE CA 0-60NM.
WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING ZONES
80 AND 82. SNOW ADVISORY ZONES 81 AND 83 THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.
WIND ADVISORY ZONE 81 UNTIL 10PM.
HOLTZ
ALSO VISIT THE NWS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORDHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 523 AM PST MON MAR 13 2006 PZZ350-353-356-370-373-376-141422- CAPE ARAGO TO FLORENCE, OR 20 TO 60 NM- CAPE ARAGO TO FLORENCE, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- CAPE BLANCO TO CAPE ARAGO, OR 20 TO 60 NM- CAPE BLANCO TO CAPE ARAGO, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- PT. ST. GEORGE, CA TO CAPE BLANCO, OR 20 TO 60 NM- PT. ST. GEORGE, CA TO CAPE BLANCO, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- 523 AM PST MON MAR 13 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY GALE WARNING. SEE PDXCWFMFR FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ORZ024-026-141422- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- 523 AM PST MON MAR 13 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY FREEZE WARNING TILL 9AM. SEE PDXNPWMFR FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ082-141422- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 523 AM PST MON MAR 13 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY WINTER STORM WARNING NOON THROUGH 10AM TUESDAY. SEE PDXWSWMFR FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ080-081-083-141422- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 230 PM PST MON MAR 13 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ZONES 80 AND 82 FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET THROUGH 10AM TUESDAY. WINTER STORM ADVISORY FOR ZONES 81 AND 83 THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SEE PDXWSWMFR FOR DETAILS. ...WIND ADVISORY FOR ZONE 81 TIL 10 PM... .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. BUNKER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
229 PM PST MON MAR 13 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0229 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SE BROOKINGS 42.05N 124.28W
03/13/2006 M62 MPH CURRY OR TRAINED SPOTTER
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BUNKERThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Reported by a spotter 1 SE Brookings.
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