Oregon, 1999

Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 17, 1999

February 17, 1999 · NWS MFR · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A limited heavy snow episode for which no warnings were issued.

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.

A limited heavy snow episode for which no warnings were issued.

Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Lake/Klamath T X W

When
February 17, 5:30 AM PST
Where
Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter KL45 in Crescent reported 8-10 inches of new snow overnight between 1830 and 0430.

Heavy Snow, Lake/Klamath T X W

When
February 17, 8:44 AM PST
Where
Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter KL97 in Crescent reported 10 inches of snow overnight.

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: 5682128, 5682129.