Ice Storm, Western Columbia River Gorge
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM PST to January 28, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Western Columbia River Gorge forecast zone
Ice Storm in Oregon, January 27 to 28, 1997
Heavy freezing rain disrupted travel in the Columbia River Gorge. Ice accumulation was also reported in the Portland metropolitan area as far south as Clackamas.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PQR wrote it up.
Heavy freezing rain disrupted travel in the Columbia River Gorge. Ice accumulation was also reported in the Portland metropolitan area as far south as Clackamas.
Event by event
2 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Central Coast Range of W Oregon
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM PST to January 28, 4:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Coast Range of W Oregon forecast zone
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in New Mexico, January 27, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, January 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 27 to 28, 1997
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, January 27 to 28, 1997
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 27, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, January 27 to 28, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Missouri, January 27, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, January 27, 1997
- Cold in Nebraska, January 27, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, January 27, 1997
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, January 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5585759, 5585760.