Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 10 to 11, 2000

Name: Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 10 to 11, 2000
Start: 2000-01-10T06:00
End: 2000-01-11T11:00
Location: Oregon

January 10 to 11, 2000 · NWS PDT · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

A widespread heavy snowstorm affected much of Oregon and Washington above 2600 ft. In the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, accumulations of around one foot were recorded.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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 widespread heavy snowstorm affected much of Oregon and Washington above 2600 ft. In the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, accumulations of around one foot were recorded. Tollgate, at an elevation of 5200 ft, recorded 12 inches overnight. Meacham, at 4000 feet, had 12 inches as well. In the John Day Highlands, a location 8 miles northwest of Seneca had 8 inches the morning of the 11th. Condon, in the foothills of the Blue Mountains at 2900 ft, received 6 inches in 12 hours. Another location 18 miles east of Heppner, had 10 inches. In the John Day Basin, Winlock at 3100 ft, recorded 9 inches.

Event by event

4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Blue Mountains

When: January 10, 6:00 AM PST to January 11, 11:00 AM PST
Where: Blue Mountains forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Ochoco-John Day Highlands

When: January 10, 6:00 AM PST to January 11, 11:00 AM PST
Where: Ochoco-John Day Highlands forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Foothills of the Blue Mountains

When: January 10, 6:00 AM PST to January 11, 11:00 AM PST
Where: Foothills of the Blue Mountains forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, John Day Basin

When: January 10, 6:00 AM PST to January 11, 11:00 AM PST
Where: John Day Basin forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

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

Every storm in Oregon in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Oregon, January 2000

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: 5131854, 5131855, 5131856, 5131857.