Yet another front brought strong winds to southwest and south central Oregon. Several locations reported gusts in excess of 57 mph, but the strong gusts were short lived and only one occurred in an area where it would have a significant impact.
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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.
Yet another front brought strong winds to southwest and south central Oregon. Several locations reported gusts in excess of 57 mph, but the strong gusts were short lived and only one occurred in an area where it would have a significant impact.
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 Dec 17, 8:30 PM PST, 8 hours 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
830 PM PST FRI DEC 17 2010
.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT LOCATED ABOUT 200 MILES OFF THE NORTH
CALIFORNIA COAST IS MOVING STEADILY EASTWARD THIS EVENING AND WILL
MOVE ONSHORE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE LATEST RADAR LOOP SHOWS
WIDESPREAD LIGHT PRECIPITATION SPREADING NORTH FROM NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. PRECIPITATION RATES SHOULD INCREASE ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OVERNIGHT. A SMALL BUT DEEPENING SURFACE LOW
LOCATED JUST WEST OF EUREKA CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEAST
THEN INLAND NEAR BROOKINGS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. EXPECT A SHORT
PERIOD OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS ALONG AND JUST OFF THE EXTREME SOUTH
OREGON COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE LOW APPROACHES.
&&
.AVIATION...
STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WILL SPREAD
MVFR TO IFR AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS INTO CALIFORNIA THIS
EVENING. OVERNIGHT INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WILL YIELD
TURBULENT LOWER LEVEL CONDITIONS BUT KEEP CEILINGS FROM FALLING
BELOW MVFR OVER THE INTERIOR WEST SIDE VALLEYS. THE EAST
SIDE...COAST...CALIFORNIA...AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL
HAVE MOSTLY MVFR TO IFR OR LESSER CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND LOW
CEILINGS. LUTZ
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR ORZ029-030.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
SATURDAY FOR ORZ031.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR ORZ027-028.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY FOR ORZ026.
CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR CAZ084-085.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR
CAZ080-082.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR CAZ081.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR CAZ083.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 1 AM
SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4
PM PST MONDAY FOR PZZ350-356.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
GALE WARNING TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY FOR PZZ370-376.
RHHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 521 PM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 CAZ081-181600- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 521 PM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH 4 AM PST SATURDAY. PLEASE SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ026-181600- JACKSON COUNTY- 521 PM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY. PLEASE SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ080-082-083-181600- WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- 521 PM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. PLEASE SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ027-028-181600- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 521 PM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. PLEASE SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ084-085-ORZ029-030-181600- NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY- KLAMATH BASIN- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- 521 PM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 7 PM THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. PLEASE SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ031-181600- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- 521 PM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. PLEASE SEE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1243 AM PST SAT DEC 18 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1239 AM SNOW ESE MOUNT SHASTA 41.32N 122.31W
12/18/2010 M1.0 INCH SISKIYOU CA TRAINED SPOTTER
SLUSHY 1 INCH OF ACCUMULATION SINCE SNOW BEGAN AROUND
SUNSET. CURRENTLY 31 DEGREES. ELEVATION 3700 FEET.
&&
WOODHEADThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A spotter 2NE Valley Falls reported a wind gust to 59 mph at 18/0450 PST.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oregon in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, December 2010
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: 265076.