A major freeze occurred on the morning of 05/31/00 with no warning issued. The Klamath Falls Herald and News reported extensive damage to area crops, especially sugar beets.
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A major freeze occurred on the morning of 05/31/00 with no warning issued. The Klamath Falls Herald and News reported extensive damage to area crops, especially sugar beets. Beet damage ranged from moderate to a total loss. Attempts were made to have the area declared a Federal Disaster area. Reported low temperatures were in the 20s. However, the freeze warning criteria for this area states that through 05/31, expected low temperatures 15 degrees below normal are required to verify a freeze warning. This case was borderline, with two reporting stations barely meeting the criteria. Those stations are listed below.Station Zone Low Normal Low Departure Mt. Hebron CAZ084 24 40 -16Adin CAZ085 25 40 -15
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