NOAA: Special Weather Statement
The National Weather Service has issued the following: WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST- CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA... WEED...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...BANDON...PORT ORFORD... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...DRAIN...ELKTON... ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE... GLENDALE...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...STEAMBOAT... TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND...CRATER LAKE...CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...SISKIYOU SUMMIT 226 AM PDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...COOLER WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COOL HIGH TEMPERATURES TO TEN TO TWENTY DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AT INLAND LOCATIONS. MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S WHILE IT WILL ONLY BE IN THE 50S FOR DAYTIME MAXIMUMS IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY AS IMPULSES MOVE AROUND THE UPPER LEVEL LOW FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO OCCUR AT TIMES...WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEING CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH PER HOUR. THOSE PLANNING SUMMER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. TAKE SAFE SHELTER WHEN LIGHTNING IS NEARBY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM BACK TO NORMAL VALUES FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED.
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