Oregon, 2000

Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 14 to 15, 2000

December 14 to 15, 2000 · NWS MFR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A Winter Storm warning was issued for the above zone and times above 3500 feet. Unfortunately, this is a sparsely populated area and no verifying reports were received.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Winter Storm warning was issued for the above zone and times above 3500 feet. Unfortunately, this is a sparsely populated area and no verifying reports were received.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Eastern Douglas County Foothills

When
December 14, 5:41 AM PST to December 15, 12:01 AM PST
Where
Eastern Douglas County Foothills forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.285, -123.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5166322.