Oregon, 1999

Cold in Oregon, August 30 to 31, 1999

August 30 to 31, 1999 · NWS MFR · 2 events in 1 county or zone

This frost warning verified, with most stations reporting lows in the middle 20s to lower 30s. However, four stations, listed below, reported lows that were more than 15 degrees below normal.

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.

This frost warning verified, with most stations reporting lows in the middle 20s to lower 30s. However, four stations, listed below, reported lows that were more than 15 degrees below normal. A freeze warning should have been issued for this zone. Station Normal Low Observed Low Departure from normal Klamath Falls 47 31 -16 Lakeview 44 27 -17 Malin 45 29 -16 Paisley 45 27 -18

Event by event

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

Cold/Wind Chill, Lake/Klamath T X W

When
August 30, 11:02 AM PST to August 31, 8:00 AM PST
Where
Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

See below.

Cold/Wind Chill, Lake/Klamath T X W

When
August 31, 7:03 AM PST
Where
Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter KL-78 in Chiloquin reported a low of 18 degrees with thick fog and heavy frost.

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: 5711348, 5711349.