Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 21 to 22, 1999

Name: Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 21 to 22, 1999
Start: 1999-02-21T20:00
End: 1999-02-22T15:30
Location: Oregon

February 21 to 22, 1999 · NWS PDT · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 winter storm, 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: 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.

Event by event

1 winter storm, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Northeast Oregon

When: February 21, 8:00 PM PST to February 22, 3:30 PM PST
Where: Northeast Oregon forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Meacham received a foot of new snow from evening to mid day with 9 inches falling in just 7 hours. Blowing and drifting snow was also reported. 12 to 14 inches of snow was reported at Tollgate in 18 hours.

Heavy Snow, Columbia Deschutes Plateau

When: February 22, 6:00 AM PST to 2:30 PM PST
Where: Columbia Deschutes Plateau forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Six inches of snow fell from daylight to 230 PM in Bates.

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
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

Every storm in Oregon in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Oregon, February 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: 5689483, 5689484.