Oregon, 1999

Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 7, 1999

December 7, 1999 · NWS PDT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Blue Mountains

When
December 7, 2:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
Where
Blue Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy snow fell in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon and Washington. Meacham received 7 inches of snow in 9 hours. Tollgate, at an elevation of 5200 ft, received 6 inches between 2 am and 11 am.

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: 5724007.