A Frost Warning was issued this night for the above zones. Reported low temperatures ranged from 27 to 36, and frost was reported in the Medford area, so the warning did verify.
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The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A Frost Warning was issued this night for the above zones. Reported low temperatures ranged from 27 to 36, and frost was reported in the Medford area, so the warning did verify. It is arguable that this should have been a Freeze Warning, but that would have been a borderline verification. However, nearly every zone west of the Cascades in Oregon and California had lows in the 30s or below, so a Frost Warning would have been appropriate over all of the zones with the exception of Oregon zone ORZ022.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
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After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oregon in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, October 2001
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5271648, 5271728, 5271729.