Washington, 2002Extreme Cold in Washington, November 1 to 4, 2002
November 1 to 4, 2002 · NWS PDT · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
7 extreme cold/wind chill, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- $65 million
- Events
- 7
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, Benton/Franklin/Walla Walla T Se/E Klickitat
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- Benton/Franklin/Walla Walla T Se/E Klickitat forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.220, -119.419 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures into the first four days of November. Some of the colder readings in degrees Fahrenheit included 4 at Yakima, 6 at Goldendale and Selah, 8 at Whitman Mission, 9 at Easton, and 13 at Wapato. The Yakima Valley was hit hard by the freeze with an estimated 3.9 million boxes of apples lost. Some of the harder hit varieties included Pink Ladies, Fujis, Braeburn, and Granny Smith. Around $50,000 damage was also done to apples in Klickitat county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, E Kittitas
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- E Kittitas forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.791, -120.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures into the first four days of November. Some of the colder readings in degrees Fahrenheit included 4 at Yakima, 6 at Goldendale and Selah, 8 at Whitman Mission, 9 at Easton, and 13 at Wapato. The Yakima Valley was hit hard by the freeze with an estimated 3.9 million boxes of apples lost. Some of the harder hit varieties included Pink Ladies, Fujis, Braeburn, and Granny Smith. Around $50,000 damage was also done to apples in Klickitat county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, E Yakima
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- E Yakima forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $65 million
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.457, -120.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures into the first four days of November. Some of the colder readings in degrees Fahrenheit included 4 at Yakima, 6 at Goldendale and Selah, 8 at Whitman Mission, 9 at Easton, and 13 at Wapato. The Yakima Valley was hit hard by the freeze with an estimated 3.9 million boxes of apples lost. Some of the harder hit varieties included Pink Ladies, Fujis, Braeburn, and Granny Smith. Around $50,000 damage was also done to apples in Klickitat county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, N Columbia/Se Walla Walla T X Se
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- N Columbia/Se Walla Walla T X Se forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.264, -118.193 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures into the first four days of November. Some of the colder readings in degrees Fahrenheit included 4 at Yakima, 6 at Goldendale and Selah, 8 at Whitman Mission, 9 at Easton, and 13 at Wapato. The Yakima Valley was hit hard by the freeze with an estimated 3.9 million boxes of apples lost. Some of the harder hit varieties included Pink Ladies, Fujis, Braeburn, and Granny Smith. Around $50,000 damage was also done to apples in Klickitat county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, W Kittitas/W Yakima/W Klickitat T X Sw
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- W Kittitas/W Yakima/W Klickitat T X Sw forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures into the first four days of November. Some of the colder readings in degrees Fahrenheit included 4 at Yakima, 6 at Goldendale and Selah, 8 at Whitman Mission, 9 at Easton, and 13 at Wapato. The Yakima Valley was hit hard by the freeze with an estimated 3.9 million boxes of apples lost. Some of the harder hit varieties included Pink Ladies, Fujis, Braeburn, and Granny Smith. Around $50,000 damage was also done to apples in Klickitat county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, X Se Walla Walla/S Columbia
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- X Se Walla Walla/S Columbia forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.264, -118.193 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures into the first four days of November. Some of the colder readings in degrees Fahrenheit included 4 at Yakima, 6 at Goldendale and Selah, 8 at Whitman Mission, 9 at Easton, and 13 at Wapato. The Yakima Valley was hit hard by the freeze with an estimated 3.9 million boxes of apples lost. Some of the harder hit varieties included Pink Ladies, Fujis, Braeburn, and Granny Smith. Around $50,000 damage was also done to apples in Klickitat county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, X Sw Klickitat
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM PST to November 4, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- X Sw Klickitat forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.874, -120.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures into the first four days of November. Some of the colder readings in degrees Fahrenheit included 4 at Yakima, 6 at Goldendale and Selah, 8 at Whitman Mission, 9 at Easton, and 13 at Wapato. The Yakima Valley was hit hard by the freeze with an estimated 3.9 million boxes of apples lost. Some of the harder hit varieties included Pink Ladies, Fujis, Braeburn, and Granny Smith. Around $50,000 damage was also done to apples in Klickitat county.
- 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 Oregon, November 1 to 4, 2002$60,000 · 10 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: 5323299, 5323300, 5323382, 5323383, 5323384, 5323385, 5323386.