Oregon, 1999

Cold in Oregon, May 8 to 9, 1999

May 8 to 9, 1999 · NWS MFR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A Freeze Warning was issued for the Umpqua Basin, Rogue Basin, and South Central Oregon. Observations verified the warning in the Rogue and South Central.

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 Freeze Warning was issued for the Umpqua Basin, Rogue Basin, and South Central Oregon. Observations verified the warning in the Rogue and South Central. Station Zone Normal Low Observed Low Departure Grants Pass ORZ008 42 29 -13 Cave Junction ORZ008 39 28 -11 Prospect ORZ008 37 27 -10 Klamath Falls ORZ015 38 21 -17 Lakeview ORZ015 36 21 -15 Sprague River ORZ015 30 12 -18

Event by event

2 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Rogue Basin

When
May 8, 8:45 PM PST to May 9, 8:05 AM PST
Where
Rogue Basin forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

See below.

Cold/Wind Chill, South Central Oregon

When
May 8, 8:45 PM PST to May 9, 8:05 AM PST
Where
South Central Oregon forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

See below.

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill
Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

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: 5694315, 5694316.