Oregon, 2000

Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 13 to 14, 2000

January 13 to 14, 2000 · NWS MFR · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A Heavy Snow Warning was issued for zones ORZ028 and ORZ030 at 13/0912 PST. The warning for ORZ028 was later downgraded to a Snow Advisory at 13/1607 PST.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 Heavy Snow Warning was issued for zones ORZ028 and ORZ030 at 13/0912 PST. The warning for ORZ028 was later downgraded to a Snow Advisory at 13/1607 PST. The warning for ORZ030 was cancelled at 13/1607 PST.

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Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Siskiyou Mountains & Southern Oregon Cascades

When
January 13, 10:24 AM PST
Where
Siskiyou Mountains & Southern Oregon Cascades forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.495, -122.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mt. Ashland Ski Lodge reported 20 inches of new snow in 24 hours.

Heavy Snow, Northern & Eastern Klamath County & Western Lake County

When
January 14, 10:00 AM PST
Where
Northern & Eastern Klamath County & Western Lake County forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.740, -121.018 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Chemult co-op observer reported 24 hour snow totals of 9.8 inches on 01/13 and 12.0 inches on 01/14.

Heavy Snow, South Central Oregon Cascades

When
January 14, 10:00 AM PST
Where
South Central Oregon Cascades forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.801, -122.519 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Crater Lake co-op observer reported 24 hour snow totals of 8.5 inches on 01/13 and 9.2 inches on 01/14.

What these are

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

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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: 5129275, 5129276, 5129277.