Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 17, 1999

Name: Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 17, 1999
Start: 1999-01-17T05:00
End: 1999-01-17T18:00
Location: Oregon

January 17, 1999 · NWS BOI · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A winter storm dropped 3 to 6 inches of snow over south eastern Oregon. In Baker County Haines received 6 inches of snow with generally 3 to 4 inches in the Baker Valley.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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What happened

The episode as NWS BOI wrote it up.

A winter storm dropped 3 to 6 inches of snow over south eastern Oregon. In Baker County Haines received 6 inches of snow with generally 3 to 4 inches in the Baker Valley. In Southeast Oregon Burns received 5 inches, the Fields area 5 to 6 inches with 3 to 4 inches reported at lower elevation valley floors.

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Baker

When: January 17, 5:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
Where: Baker forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Southeast Oregon

When: January 17, 5:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
Where: Southeast Oregon forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.467, -124.215 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oregon in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Oregon, January 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: 5681634, 5681635.