Winter Storm, Lower Columbia Basin
- When
- December 24, 12:00 AM PST to 2:00 PM PST
- Where
- Lower Columbia Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm in Oregon, December 24, 1998
A Christmas Eve storm brought snow, freezing rain, and cold temperatures to northeast Oregon. Icy roads were to blame for a vehicle roll over on Interstate 84 in Pendleton.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 PDT wrote it up.
A Christmas Eve storm brought snow, freezing rain, and cold temperatures to northeast Oregon. Icy roads were to blame for a vehicle roll over on Interstate 84 in Pendleton. Up to six inches of snow fell in the mountains and up to an inch of snow fell at the lowest elevations. Temperatures were around 20 degrees.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Foothills of the Blue Mountains
- When
- December 24, 12:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Foothills of the Blue Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Northeast Oregon
- When
- December 24, 12:00 AM PST to 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northeast Oregon forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 24, 1998
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 24 to 25, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, December 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 24 to 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in Washington, December 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Georgia, December 24 to 25, 1998
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 24 to 25, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, December 24, 1998
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, December 24 to 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 24, 1998
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, December 1998
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5675373, 5675374, 5675375.