Winter Storm, North Central Oregon
- When
- March 30, 8:00 PM PST to March 31, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- North Central Oregon forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm in Oregon, March 30 to 31, 1999
A late season snow storm moved across eastern Oregon causing treacherous driving conditions. There were more than 60 traffic accident calls received at Deschutes County's 911 dispatch center in just two hours.
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 PDT wrote it up.
A late season snow storm moved across eastern Oregon causing treacherous driving conditions. There were more than 60 traffic accident calls received at Deschutes County's 911 dispatch center in just two hours. Several of the call accidents involved multiple cars, but no serious injuries were reported. Some of the snowfall reports in Central and North Central Oregon included: 7 inches in Madras, 4 1/2 inches in Bend, 4 inches in Tumalo, 3 inches at Prineville Reservoir, 2 inches near Redmond and in Condon. Lighter snowfall amounts in Northeast Oregon still caused traffic problems. Several minor traffic accidents were reported on I-84 between Meacham and La Grande. A van travelling on I-84 near Ladd Canyon, east of La Grande, overturned and killed one of the passengers. Other passengers in the van were treated for minor injuries at a hospital in La Grande.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Central Oregon
- When
- March 30, 8:00 PM PST to March 31, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Oregon forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Northeast Oregon
- When
- March 31, 12:00 AM PST to 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northeast Oregon forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm, Northeast Oregon | 1999-03-31 | 49 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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
- Heavy Rain in Washington, March 30, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 30 to 31, 1999
- High Wind in Nebraska, March 30, 1999
- High Wind in Nebraska, March 30, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, March 30 to 31, 1999
- High Wind in Iowa, March 30, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, March 30 to 31, 1999
- High Wind in California, March 30, 1999
- High Wind in California, March 30, 1999
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, March 30, 1999
- Winter Storm in California, March 30, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, March 30, 1999
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, March 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: 5691484, 5691485, 5691486.