Oregon, 1999

Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 16 to 17, 1999

February 16 to 17, 1999 · NWS BOI · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A winter storm produced 10 inches of new snow at Sumpter.

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 BOI wrote it up.

A winter storm produced 10 inches of new snow at Sumpter.

Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Baker

When
February 16, 8:00 PM PST to February 17, 5:00 AM PST
Where
Baker forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

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: 5685086.