Oregon, 2002

Dense Fog in Oregon, February 5, 2002

February 5, 2002 · NWS BOI · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 dense fog, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 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 Boise, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 5, 1:42 AM PST, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 1:42 AM PST, 5 hours 18 minutes before
SOUTHWEST IDAHO/SOUTHEAST OREGON AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE IDAHO
243 AM MST TUE FEB  5 2002

MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT BRINGING A WEAK SYSTEM IN OVER THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THEN FOLLOWING IT WITH A STRONGER ONE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.  THE SECOND SYSTEM WILL SPREAD A CHANCE OF SNOW OVER THE
ENTIRE CWFA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE
TREASURE VALLEY WILL HELP THE SNOW CHANGE OVER TO RAIN THURSDAY.
MOIST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE CWFA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL CONTINUE THE
CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN OR SNOW.  A REBUILDING
PACIFIC RIDGE OVER THE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL HELP KEEP ALL BUT
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS DRY.  THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE
WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SUNDAY AND MONDAY.  D.HUSTON

.BOI...NONE.

The radar

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Event by event

1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Baker

When
February 5, 7:00 AM PST to 8:00 AM PST
Where
Baker forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
44.709, -117.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Locally dense fog contributed to a two-vehicle accident north of the city of Halfway in northeast Baker County. One driver was slightly injured.

What these are

Dense Fog
Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.

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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: 5281250.