Oregon, 2002Extreme Cold in Oregon, November 1 to 4, 2002
November 1 to 4, 2002 · NWS PDT · 10 events in 10 counties and zones
10 extreme cold/wind chill, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $60,000
- Events
- 10
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 Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 31, 8:10 PM PST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 8:10 PM PST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
NORTHEAST OREGON/SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
810 PM PST THU OCT 31 2002
UPPER LEVEL HIGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. WILL SEE A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WITH MORNING LOW REMAINING
WELL BELOW NORMAL. INVERSIONS WILL PERSIST IN SOME AREAS MAKING FOR
HAZY CONDITIONS. WILL MAKE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO TONIGHT LOW
TEMPERATURES IN AN EVENING ZONE UPDATE. JS
PDT 0000 ALW 0000 PSC 0000 YKM 0000
.KPDT...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 5:00 AM PST, 19 hours before
ORZ041>050-WAZ024>030-010000-
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
500 AM PST THU OCT 31 2002
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON
.DAY ONE... TODAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. VERY COLD
AND DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY.
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION WITH VERY DRY AIR AND BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Blue Mountains
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- Blue Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures which lasted into the first four days in November. Some of the colder readings for the first four days of the month in degrees Fahrenheit included -9 at Seneca, -7 at Austin, -6 at Sunriver, -5 at Paulina, 0 at Madras, 6 at Joseph, and 8 at Union. Apples growers in Wasco county lost about 60,000 dollars worth of apples due to the cold temperatures.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Central Oregon
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- Central Oregon forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures which lasted into the first four days in November. Some of the colder readings for the first four days of the month in degrees Fahrenheit included -9 at Seneca, -7 at Austin, -6 at Sunriver, -5 at Paulina, 0 at Madras, 6 at Joseph, and 8 at Union. Apples growers in Wasco county lost about 60,000 dollars worth of apples due to the cold temperatures.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Columbia River Gorge
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- Eastern Columbia River Gorge forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.314, -120.689 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures which lasted into the first four days in November. Some of the colder readings for the first four days of the month in degrees Fahrenheit included -9 at Seneca, -7 at Austin, -6 at Sunriver, -5 at Paulina, 0 at Madras, 6 at Joseph, and 8 at Union. Apples growers in Wasco county lost about 60,000 dollars worth of apples due to the cold temperatures.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Foothills of the Blue Mountains
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- Foothills of the Blue Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures which lasted into the first four days in November. Some of the colder readings for the first four days of the month in degrees Fahrenheit included -9 at Seneca, -7 at Austin, -6 at Sunriver, -5 at Paulina, 0 at Madras, 6 at Joseph, and 8 at Union. Apples growers in Wasco county lost about 60,000 dollars worth of apples due to the cold temperatures.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Grand Ronde Valley
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- Grand Ronde Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.310, -118.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures which lasted into the first four days in November. Some of the colder readings for the first four days of the month in degrees Fahrenheit included -9 at Seneca, -7 at Austin, -6 at Sunriver, -5 at Paulina, 0 at Madras, 6 at Joseph, and 8 at Union. Apples growers in Wasco county lost about 60,000 dollars worth of apples due to the cold temperatures.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, John Day Basin
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- John Day Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures which lasted into the first four days in November. Some of the colder readings for the first four days of the month in degrees Fahrenheit included -9 at Seneca, -7 at Austin, -6 at Sunriver, -5 at Paulina, 0 at Madras, 6 at Joseph, and 8 at Union. Apples growers in Wasco county lost about 60,000 dollars worth of apples due to the cold temperatures.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lower Columbia Basin
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- Lower Columbia Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.506, -119.160 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures which lasted into the first four days in November. Some of the colder readings for the first four days of the month in degrees Fahrenheit included -9 at Seneca, -7 at Austin, -6 at Sunriver, -5 at Paulina, 0 at Madras, 6 at Joseph, and 8 at Union. Apples growers in Wasco county lost about 60,000 dollars worth of apples due to the cold temperatures.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, North Central Oregon
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- North Central Oregon forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $60,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures which lasted into the first four days in November. Some of the colder readings for the first four days of the month in degrees Fahrenheit included -9 at Seneca, -7 at Austin, -6 at Sunriver, -5 at Paulina, 0 at Madras, 6 at Joseph, and 8 at Union. Apples growers in Wasco county lost about 60,000 dollars worth of apples due to the cold temperatures.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Ochoco-John Day Highlands
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- Ochoco-John Day Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures which lasted into the first four days in November. Some of the colder readings for the first four days of the month in degrees Fahrenheit included -9 at Seneca, -7 at Austin, -6 at Sunriver, -5 at Paulina, 0 at Madras, 6 at Joseph, and 8 at Union. Apples growers in Wasco county lost about 60,000 dollars worth of apples due to the cold temperatures.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wallowa County
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- Wallowa County forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.445, -117.595 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures which lasted into the first four days in November. Some of the colder readings for the first four days of the month in degrees Fahrenheit included -9 at Seneca, -7 at Austin, -6 at Sunriver, -5 at Paulina, 0 at Madras, 6 at Joseph, and 8 at Union. Apples growers in Wasco county lost about 60,000 dollars worth of apples due to the cold temperatures.
- 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.
- Extreme Cold in Washington, November 1 to 4, 2002$65 million · 7 events
- Drought in Kansas, November 1 to 30, 200223 events
- Drought in New Jersey, November 1 to 25, 200221 events
- Drought in Colorado, November 1 to 30, 200221 events
- Drought in Pennsylvania, November 1 to 25, 20028 events
- Drought in Utah, November 1 to 30, 20027 events
- Drought in Maryland, November 1 to 25, 20025 events
- Wildfire in Oregon, November 1, 20025 events
- Drought in Delaware, November 1 to 25, 20024 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 1, 20024 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, November 1 to 2, 20023 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 1, 20022 events
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: 5323226, 5323227, 5323228, 5323229, 5323230, 5323231, 5323295, 5323296, 5323297, 5323298.