A fast moving wave brought a brief period of high winds to portions of the Southern Oregon Coast and to a few inland locations.
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The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A fast moving wave brought a brief period of high winds to portions of the Southern Oregon Coast and to a few inland locations.
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 Feb 7, 2:59 PM PST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
259 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2015
.SHORT TERM...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA
THIS EVENING AS A SERIES OF DISTURBANCE ROTATES INTO THE AREA.
SNOW LEVEL IS AROUND 5500-6000 FEET SO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE
GETTING MODERATE AMOUNT OF SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. GUIDANCE
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN TO THE COAST AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING
BEFORE EXITING TO THE NORTHEAST QUICKLY. A DEEPER LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO APPROACH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST SUNDAY. EXPECT
SOUTH WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN FROM MID DAY SUNDAY. THE SHASTA
VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO SEE GUSTY WINDS FIRST WITH SE WINDS
INCREASING AROUND NOON. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATION EAST OF THE CASCADES BY EARLY AFTERNOON. HAVE INCLUDED
THE KLAMATH BASIN IN THIS HIGH WIND WATCH AS WINDS SEEM TO HAVE
CHANNELED INTO KLAMATH FALLS STRONGER THAN MODEL INDICATED DURING
THE LAST STORM. EXPECT BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE
ROGUE VALLEY ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF MEDFORD. AS THE LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHES THE COAST SUNDAY NIGHT..COASTAL WATERS COULD SEE STORM
FORCE WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL ALSO LEAD TO COASTAL JET ALONG
SOUTHERN COOS AND CURRY COUNTY COAST. AREAS FROM CAPE ARAGO SOUTH
COULD SEE VERY STRONG WINDS FROM LATE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY. COOS BAY AND NORTH BEND MAY BE SHIELDED FROM THE COASTAL
JET AND GUIDANCE INDICATES WIND AT KOTH WILL ONLY BE IN THE 20 KT
RANGE. HOWEVER AN AREA OF CONCERN IS PORT ORFORD WHERE STRONG
SOUTH WINDS COULD DRIVE A SIGNIFICANT WAVE INTO THE HARBOR. FB
.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE ECMWF AND GFS HAVE
NEARLY IDENTICAL SOLUTIONS WITH A RIDGE OVER THE PAC NW
WEDNESDAY....WITH THE GFS NOW BEING SLIGHTLY FASTER BRINGING THE
NEXT FRONT INTO THE COAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. BOTH THE ECMWF AND THE
GFS HAVE A WARM FRONT BRUSHING ON OUR NORTHERN COAST INTO THURSDAY
BEFORE MOVING NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FROM FRIDAY ONWARD THE ECMWF
AND GFS DRIFT FROM EACH OTHER WITH THE ECMWF FLATTENING THE RIDGE
AND BRUSHING A WEAK FRONT ON OUR NORTHERN COAST. CONFIDENCE IS VERY
LOW WITH THIS. SVEN
&&
.AVIATION...BASED ON THE 07/18Z TAF CYCLE...THERE WILL CONTINUE TO
BE A MIX OF VFR/MVFR CIGS AND ISOLATED (MAINLY COASTAL) IFR CIGS
WITH WIDESPREAD TERRAIN OBSCURATION IN -RA/RA. AS THE SERIES OF
STORMS CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. TIMING OF INDIVIDUAL DISTURBANCES
WITH DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING...THEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY.
SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO
BE STRONG INTO MONDAY...GENERALLY 35-60 KT AT 5,000 FT MSL TO 10,000
FT MSL...SO THAT WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE SOME TURBULENCE ON
APPROACHES AND DEPARTURES. SVEN
&&
.MARINE...UPDATED 100 PM PST SATURDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2015...A STRONG
FRONT WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COAST TODAY WITH GALE FORCE SOUTH WINDS
AND VERY STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS. AFTER A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN
CONDITIONS EARLY SUNDAY...A STRONGER STORM IS EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY WITH STORM FORCE WINDS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEAS. SEAS
WILL LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS INTO MONDAY NIGHT THEN CONDITIONS
IMPROVE INTO WEDNESDAY. SVEN
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
ORZ021-022-615-618-619.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR ORZ029>031-624-625.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
FOR CAZ081-281.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PZZ350-356-370-376.
GALE WARNING FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR
PZZ370-376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
PZZ350-356-370-376.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR
PZZ350-356.
FJB/SBN/SBNPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
227 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 NNE LANGLOIS 42.94N 124.45W
02/07/2015 M2.38 INCH CURRY OR TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS. OBSERVER
LOCATION 0.5 N OF LANGLOIS.
1200 PM HEAVY RAIN GLENDALE 42.74N 123.43W
02/07/2015 M4.04 INCH DOUGLAS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS.
&&
NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
326 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0325 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 9 SSE SUMMER LAKE 42.86N 120.69W
02/07/2015 M58 MPH LAKE OR TRAINED SPOTTER
WINDS INCREASING NOW 40-50 MPH.
&&
CSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
430 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 WSW OBRIEN 42.06N 123.73W
02/07/2015 M3.20 INCH JOSEPHINE OR TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS. OBSERVER
LOCATION 1.6 MILES FROM HWY 199 IN O BRIEN.
0300 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 NNE TAKILMA 42.11N 123.58W
02/07/2015 M1.10 INCH JOSEPHINE OR TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS. OBSERVER
LOCATION NEAR JCT. OF HOLLAND LOOP & DICK
GRG.
&&
NWS MEDFORD OR
IRIS SYSTEMThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The ODOT station at Humbug Mountain recorded a gust to 60 mph at 07/1717 PST and a gust to 62 mph at 07/1732 PST. The Flynn Prairie RAWS recorded a gust to 59 mph at 07/1813 PST.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oregon in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, February 2015
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: 552192.