Warning Vector

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

NWS Medford OR ยท US

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Details

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued September 16 At 5:41PM PDT Until September 16 At 6:15PM PDT By NWS Medford OR

Event
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Observed
Response
Shelter

Description

Overview

SVRMFR The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Jackson County in southwestern Oregon... * Until 615 PM PDT. * At 540 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located south of Hyatt Lake Campground, or 12 miles southeast of Ashland, moving north at 20 mph.

Hazard

60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

Source

Radar indicated.

Impacts

Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted

Emigrant Lake, Hyatt Lake Campground, and Buck Prairie Nordic Trails.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Hyatt Lake, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

Affected areas

  • Jackson County, OR

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Medford OR

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m10s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2PD0NMANPF2QSVMK2EN0BRS
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f0f882d6a890511c682b0ceae41461dbe29b8d52.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Medford OR
AWIPS ID
CAPMFR
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.981
WMO heading
XOUS56
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
56

Event codes

NameValue
SAMESVR
NationalWeatherServiceSVW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierSVRMFR
WMOidentifierWUUS56 KMFR 170041
eventMotionDescription2026-09-17T00:40:00-00:00...storm...159DEG...19KT...42.1,-122.49
windThreatRADAR INDICATED
maxWindGust60 MPH
hailThreatRADAR INDICATED
maxHailSize1.00
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KMFR.SV.W.0031.260917T0041Z-260917T0115Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-16T18:15:00-07:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Jackson County, OR
NameValue
SAME041029
UGCORC029
Polygons
42.05,-122.4 42.02,-122.5 42.25,-122.67 42.31,-122.44 42.05,-122.4