Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Klamath and Lake Counties, OR
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NOAA issued it on June 12, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Medford has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for south central Lake County and southeastern Klamath County in Oregon until 4:45 PM PDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- South Central Oregon
- Issued
- June 12, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Medford OR
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in South Central Oregon.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Medford OR on May 27 at 3:58 PM PDT. The alert is effective from 3:58 PM PDT until 4:45 PM PDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers south central Lake County and southeastern Klamath County in south central Oregon. Locations impacted include Happy Camp Campground, Quartz Mountain Snow Park, Gerber Recreation Site, Campbell And Dead Horse Lakes, North Fork Sprague River Trailhead, Lofton Reservoir Campground, Bly, Lorella, Cox Pass, Lookout Rock Trailhead, Barnes Valley At Gerber Resevoir, Sprague River Park, Dairy Point Campground, and Bonanza.
What You Should Do
For protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately due to large hail, damaging winds, and continuous cloud-to-ground lightning.
Expected Conditions
At 3:57 PM PDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Happy Camp Campground to near Gerber Recreation Site, moving west at 40 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch).
Timeline
The warning is in effect from May 27 at 3:58 PM PDT until May 27 at 4:45 PM PDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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