Oregon, 1998

Heavy Snow in Oregon, November 29, 1998

November 29, 1998 · NWS MFR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Showers associated with an upper low dumped locally heavy snow over South Central Oregon.

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.

Showers associated with an upper low dumped locally heavy snow over South Central Oregon.

Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Lake/Klamath T X W

When
November 29, 10:00 AM PST
Where
Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

8 inches new snow in 12 hours reported at Chemult

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

More

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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: 5677631.