Drought, Foothills of the Blue Mountains
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM PST to September 30, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Foothills of the Blue Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought in Oregon, September 1 to 30, 1999
An almost complete lack of rainfall for the entire month of September has worsened a drought that has affected the Columbia Basin and the foothills of the Blue Mountains for much of the year. 01 inch of rain in September.
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 PDT wrote it up.
An almost complete lack of rainfall for the entire month of September has worsened a drought that has affected the Columbia Basin and the foothills of the Blue Mountains for much of the year. Pendleton, in the heart of Oregon's dryland farming region, has received only 0.01 inch of rain in September. For the year, 5.6 inches of rain has fallen. A normal year through September would have received 8 inches. The lack of soil moisture has delayed the planting of winter wheat. A scientist at the Agricultural Research Station stated that the acreage planted so far this fall is only 10 percent of normal .
Event by event
2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Lower Columbia Basin
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM PST to September 30, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Lower Columbia Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Drought in Ohio, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Flooding and Hail in Arizona, September 1 to 20, 1999
- Drought in Kentucky, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in New Jersey, September 1 to 27, 1999
- Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 1 to 5, 1999
- Drought in New York, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Flooding in North Dakota, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Delaware, September 1 to 17, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Virginia, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 9, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 1, 1999
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, September 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: 5718050, 5718051.