Heavy Snow, Baker
- When
- December 1, 12:05 AM PST to December 2, 7:45 PM PST
- Where
- Baker forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.709, -117.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 1 to 2, 1999
A cold North Pacific storm system tracked inland through Southeast Oregon and Southwest Idaho, spreading heavy snow across the region. 5 inches in Halfway.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 BOI wrote it up.
A cold North Pacific storm system tracked inland through Southeast Oregon and Southwest Idaho, spreading heavy snow across the region. Sherriff's department officials, along with NWS spotters, in Baker County reported 12 inches of snow in Sumpter and 7.5 inches in Halfway. A power outage resulted from the heavy snow in Sumpter when a load of heavy snow slipped off power lines causing them to bounce and strike each other, creating a short in the line. Power was restored within one hour.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Harney
- When
- December 1, 12:05 AM PST to December 2, 7:45 PM PST
- Where
- Harney forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.064, -118.968 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Drought in South Dakota, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Kentucky, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Illinois, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Missouri, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maine, December 1, 1999
- Drought in Minnesota, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Indiana, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 1 to 2, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, December 1 to 2, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, December 1, 1999
- Drought in Nebraska, December 1 to 31, 1999
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, December 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: 5724662, 5724663.