Oregon, 2000

Extreme Cold in Oregon, May 31, 2000

May 31, 2000 · NWS MFR · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

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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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 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 mostly in the 20s. The low at Chemult was the exception, 17 degrees. 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 three reporting stations barely meeting the criteria. Those stations are listed below.Station Zone Low Normal Low DepartureKlamath Falls ORZ029 26 42 -16Chemult ORZ030 17 33 -16Lakeview ORZ031 25 41 -16

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3 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Klamath Basin

When
May 31, 8:00 AM PST
Where
Klamath Basin forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
42.686, -121.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern & Eastern Klamath County & Western Lake County

When
May 31, 8:00 AM PST
Where
Northern & Eastern Klamath County & Western Lake County forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
42.740, -121.018 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Central & Eastern Lake County

When
May 31, 8:00 AM PST
Where
Central & Eastern Lake County forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
42.793, -120.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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What these are

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.

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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: 5143022, 5143023, 5143024.