Heavy Snow, E Douglas/X W Klamath/X S Jackson/X Se Josephine
- When
- February 19, 3:00 PM PST to 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- E Douglas/X W Klamath/X S Jackson/X Se Josephine forecast zone
Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 19, 1998
Northerly flow behind exiting front brought heavy orographic snow across the Siskiyous. 6 inches of snow fell on Siskiyou summit (I-5) between 630 and 1030 pm resulting in numerous accidents and two tractor-trailors jacknifed.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 MFR wrote it up.
Northerly flow behind exiting front brought heavy orographic snow across the Siskiyous. 6 inches of snow fell on Siskiyou summit (I-5) between 630 and 1030 pm resulting in numerous accidents and two tractor-trailors jacknifed. I-5 was closed during the evening.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, February 19, 1998
- Ice Storm in Maine, February 19, 1998
- Flooding in Florida, February 19 to 20, 1998
- Hail in Louisiana, February 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Hail in Louisiana, February 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, February 19 to 20, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, February 19, 1998
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, February 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: 5629410.