NWS employees on a work-related trip photographed what was thought to be a funnel cloud 2 miles east of Keno on 04/17/07. When the photograph was perused after their return, a debris cloud was evident in the photo.
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NWS employees on a work-related trip photographed what was thought to be a funnel cloud 2 miles east of Keno on 04/17/07. When the photograph was perused after their return, a debris cloud was evident in the photo. There was no thunderstorm associated with this funnel, and no damage was reported.
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 Apr 17, 1:50 PM PST, 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 250 PM PDT TUE APR 17 2007 .DISCUSSION... THE COLD FRONT HAS CROSSED OUR REGION. FOLLOWING BEHIND TODAY IS VERY COLD AIR AROUND -25C AT 500MB IN A DEEP TROUGH WHICH WILL KEEP THE SHOWING GOING AND GENERATE SOME ISOLATED THUNDER ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY A SHORT WAVE RIDGE BUILDS WITH A BRIEF BREAK IN THE RAIN. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ANOTHER COLD FRONT BRINGS ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN. A CLOSED UPPER LOW SLIDES SOUTH ALONG THE COAST THURSDAY THEN SOUTHEAST INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THURSDAY NIGHT. FRIDAY A BIG BUT BRIEF RIDGE SQUELCHES THE RAIN HOWEVER SOON TOO SOON PERHAPS SATURDAY ANOTHER COLD FRONT FOLLOWED BY A DEEP COLD TROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT EXTENDS THE ROUND OF RAIN THROUGH SUNDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT ANOTHER RIDGE IS QUICKLY REPLACE BY A COLD FRONT MONDAY NIGHT. && .AVIATION...GENERALLY VFR EXCEPT FOR MVFR IN SHOWERS TODAY. SHOWERS DIMINISHING TONIGHT. && .MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OR...NONE. CA...NONE. PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SCA FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. 05
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 157 PM PST TUE APR 17 2007 ORZ023>026-181600- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- 157 PM PST TUE APR 17 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 200 AM PDT THROUGH 800 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE FROST ADVISORY FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 200 AM PDT THROUGH 800 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE FROST ADVISORY FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. LS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
222 PM PDT TUE APR 17 2007
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0220 PM LIGHTNING 30 SW ASHLAND 41.88N 123.11W
04/17/2007 SISKIYOU CA PUBLIC
SKI PATROL AT MT ASHLAND REPORTED HEARING THUNDER DURING
A SNOW SHOWER. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WAS OBSERVED
THROUGH NLDN DATA.
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SMITHThe Medford radar (KMAX), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:36 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Photographic evidence was analyzed after the fact, and it was determined that cold air funnels were in the image.
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