Oregon, 1999

Heavy Snow in Oregon, April 3, 1999

April 3, 1999 · NWS PQR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A late season Pacific storm dumped 11 inches of snow at Bennett Pass and 10 inches at Timberline Lodge on Mt Hood. Santiam pass reported 9 inches and Government Camp 7 inches..

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 PQR wrote it up.

A late season Pacific storm dumped 11 inches of snow at Bennett Pass and 10 inches at Timberline Lodge on Mt Hood. Santiam pass reported 9 inches and Government Camp 7 inches..

Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Se Multnomah/C & S Hood River/E Clakamas/E Marion/E Linn/E Lane

When
April 3, 12:00 AM PST to 6:00 PM PST
Where
Se Multnomah/C & S Hood River/E Clakamas/E Marion/E Linn/E Lane forecast zone
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

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

Every storm in Oregon in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, April 1999

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: 5694259.