Winter Storm in Oregon, January 22, 1999

Name: Winter Storm in Oregon, January 22, 1999
Start: 1999-01-22T09:20
End: 1999-01-22T18:45
Location: Oregon

January 22, 1999 · NWS MFR · 12 events in 2 counties and zones

A particularly wet Pacific storm made its way across southern Oregon and northern California, bringing snow to the higher elevations, particularing on the eastern side of the Cascades.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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 particularly wet Pacific storm made its way across southern Oregon and northern California, bringing snow to the higher elevations, particularing on the eastern side of the Cascades.

Event by event

12 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Lake/Klamath T X W

When: January 22, 9:20 AM PST
Where: Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter at Bly Mtn at 4800 ft reported 7 inches on ground and snowing hard.

Winter Storm, Lake/Klamath T X W

When: January 22, 9:30 AM PST
Where: Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter 4 miles east of Klamath Falls reported 6 inches of snow overnight.

Winter Storm, Lake/Klamath T X W

When: January 22, 9:40 AM PST
Where: Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter at Chiloquin reported 7 inches of snow in 4 hours and still snowing hard.

Winter Storm, Josephine T X Se/Jackson T X S

When: January 22, 11:22 AM PST
Where: Josephine T X Se/Jackson T X S forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter JA84 in the Siskiyous reported 12 inches new snow in 3 hours.

Winter Storm, Lake/Klamath T X W

When: January 22, 11:40 AM PST
Where: Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter at Summer Lake in Lake County reported 5 inches snow today.

Winter Storm, Lake/Klamath T X W

When: January 22, 11:50 AM PST
Where: Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter at Crescent reported 5.5 inches snow in less than 3 hours. Storm total 8.5 inches.

Winter Storm, Lake/Klamath T X W

When: January 22, 12:20 PM PST
Where: Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter at Chiloquin reported 13 inches of snow since early morning and still snowing.

Winter Storm, Lake/Klamath T X W

When: January 22, 3:15 PM PST
Where: Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter KL17 at Bonanza reported 14.5 inches snow in past 18 hours.

Winter Storm, Lake/Klamath T X W

When: January 22, 3:44 PM PST
Where: Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter KL45 at Chemult reported 12 inches of snow in past 6.5 hours.

Winter Storm, Lake/Klamath T X W

When: January 22, 5:24 PM PST
Where: Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter at Crescent reported 18 inches snow in 9 hours from 0500 to 1400 PST.

Winter Storm, Lake/Klamath T X W

When: January 22, 5:27 PM PST
Where: Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter at Chiloquin reported 17 inches snow in past 12.5 hours and still snowing 1.0 inches/hour.

Winter Storm, Lake/Klamath T X W

When: January 22, 6:45 PM PST
Where: Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter at Crescent reported 16 inches snow in past 13 hours and still snowing.

What these are

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

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, 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: 5679360, 5679361, 5679362, 5679363, 5679364, 5679365, 5679366, 5679457, 5679458, 5679459, 5679460, 5679461.