NWS Medford ORSV.W 0032September 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Jackson, OR
The National Weather Service office in Medford issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Jackson in Oregon, which was in force until 7:45 p.m. local time on September 16. It was the 32nd severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Medford issued in 2026. Oregon had 3 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 4 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Oregon's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 30 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Medford OR
- Area
- Jackson
- State
- Oregon
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:15 p.m. PDT, September 16, 2026
- Expires
- 7:45 p.m. PDT, September 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMFR SV.W 0032
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRMFR The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Jackson County in southwestern Oregon... * Until 745 PM PDT. * At 715 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Medford, moving northwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Medford, Central Point, Jacksonville, Gold Hill, Britt Gardens, Lower Table Rock Trailhead, Touvelle State Park, Jacksonville Woodlands Association Trails, and Roxy Ann Peak.
What the agency told people to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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