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WWUS86 KMFR 080459
SPSMFR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
959 PM PDT WED JUN 7 2023
ORZ026-028-080530-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES OR-JACKSON COUNTY OR-
959 PM PDT WED JUN 7 2023
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON
COUNTY THROUGH 1030 PM PDT...
AT 957 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
KENNEDY MEADOWS, OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEDFORD, MOVING WEST AT 10
MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH, PENNY SIZE HAIL, AND HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS
POSSIBLE. PONDING AND STANDING WATER IS POSSIBLE, ALONG
WITH RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CANTRALL BUCKLEY COUNTY PARK, KENNEDY MEADOWS AND MCKEE BRIDGE
RECREATION SITE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4222 12287 4211 12287 4210 12315 4224 12317
TIME...MOT...LOC 0457Z 092DEG 10KT 4216 12298
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
BPN
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