California, 1999

Cold in California, August 14, 1999

August 14, 1999 · NWS MFR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Based on forecast low temperatures, a Frost Warning was issued for Modoc and eastern Siskiyou counties. so frost probably did occur this night.

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 MFR wrote it up.

Based on forecast low temperatures, a Frost Warning was issued for Modoc and eastern Siskiyou counties. Reported low temperatures were mostly in the middle 30s to lower 40s...so frost probably did occur this night.

Event by event

2 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Siskiyou

When
August 14, 4:30 PM PST
Where
Siskiyou forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

See below.

Cold/Wind Chill, Modoc T X E

When
August 14, 4:30 PM PST
Where
Modoc T X E forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

See below.

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill
Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5711247, 5711248.