Oregon, 2001

Extreme Cold in Oregon, August 1, 2001

August 1, 2001 · NWS MFR · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A Frost Warning was issued for the above zones at 1544 PDT on 07/31/01. The observed low temperatures ranged from 33 to 43.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • 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
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 Frost Warning was issued for the above zones at 1544 PDT on 07/31/01. The observed low temperatures ranged from 33 to 43. It is likely that frost developed in the colder areas this night, but the spatial coverage of the frost is unknown, so the warning cannot be verified.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 31, 7:30 PM PST, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 7:30 PM PST, 4 hours 31 minutes before
SOUTHWEST OREGON/NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
830 PM PDT TUE JUL 31 2001

MAIN FORECAST CONCERN FOR THIS UPDATE IS THE LOW TEMPERATURES INLAND
TONIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE RUNNING AROUND 15 TO 20 PERCENT
LOWER AND RADIATIONAL COOLING FROM CLEAR SKIES WILL BRING
TEMPERATURES TO THE 40S WEST OF THE CASCADES AND 30S TO THE EAST.
FROST COULD BE A PROBLEM TONIGHT IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. NEW MODEL RUN
LOOKS CONSISTANT AND DROPS A LOW PRESSURE TOWARD VANCOUVER ISLAND
WITH UPPER LEVEL TROUGH NEAR SHORE. COOLER MARINE AIR IS EXPECTED TO
FILTER INTO THE UMPQUA BASIN THURSDAY AND INTO THE ROGUE VALLEY ON
FRIDAY. COOLER AIR MAY NOT SPREAD EAST OF THE CASCADES AND SOUTH OF
THE SISKIYOUS UNTIL SATURDAY.
FB

.MFR...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CAPE BLANCO OREGON TO POINT ST GEORGE
       CALIFORNIA.
    ...FROST WARNING TONIGHT FOR ORZ029-031 AND CAZ084>085.

OTH BB 048/068 054/067 054 080000
4BK BB 050/069 052/069 051 080000
RBG BU 048/082 055/083 055 080000
MFR UU 046/088 055/089 055 080000
LMT UU 035/084 046/085 045 080000
LKV UU 041/082 042/085 043 080000
MHS UU 045/083 051/084 050 080000

The radar

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

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Event by event

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

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Klamath Basin

When
August 1, 12:01 AM PST to 8:00 AM PST
Where
Klamath Basin forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.686, -121.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

See below.

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

When
August 1, 12:01 AM PST to 8:00 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)

See below.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Central & Eastern Lake County

When
August 1, 12:01 AM PST to 8:00 AM PST
Where
Central & Eastern Lake County forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.793, -120.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

See below.

What these are

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

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: 5257442, 5257540, 5257541.