..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN SISKIYOU AND SOUTH
CENTRAL KLAMATH COUNTIES…
AT 225 PM PDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LOWER KLAMATH
WILDLIFE REFUGE, OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF KLAMATH FALLS, MOVING NORTH AT
10 MPH.
KLAMATH FALLS AIRPORT TOWER HAS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD WITH THIS
STORM. OTHERWISE, WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
KLAMATH FALLS, MERRILL, MILLER ISLAND KLAMATH WILDLIFE AREA, MIDLAND,
LOWER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE, MOORE PARK, OLENE, WORDEN AND
ALTAMONT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
US 97 IN OREGON BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 273 AND 290.
KLAMATH-LAKEVIEW HIGHWAY 140 IN OREGON BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND
13.
LAKE OF THE WOODS HIGHWAY 140 IN OREGON BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 64 AND
68.
HIGHWAY 66 IN OREGON BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 55 AND 59.
HIGHWAY 39 IN OREGON BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 14.
CONDITIONS IN THE ATMOSPHERE ARE SUCH THAT WEAK, BRIEF FUNNELS MAY
FORM THIS AFTERNOON. THEY USUALLY DEVELOP BENEATH SHOWERS OR WEAK
THUNDERSTORMS WHEN THE AIR ALOFT IS ESPECIALLY COLD.
THESE FUNNELS ARE USUALLY HARMLESS, BUT ON RARE OCCASIONS CAN BRIEFLY
TOUCH DOWN AND CAUSE WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. IF A FUNNEL APPROACHES
YOUR LOCATION, MOVE INDOORS.
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF YOU SEE A FUNNEL.
LAT…LON 4192 12165 4196 12189 4226 12186 4220 12150
TIME…MOT…LOC 2125Z 192DEG 9KT 4202 12176
