Oregon, 2003Frost and Freeze in Oregon, May 17 to 19, 2003
May 17 to 19, 2003 · NWS MFR · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A Frost Warning was issued for the above zones effective the night of 05/18. Reported low temperatures in the warning area ranged from 28 to 39 degrees.
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.
- 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
A Frost Warning was issued for the above zones effective the night of 05/18. Reported low temperatures in the warning area ranged from 28 to 39 degrees. Overall, it appears that the warning verified, although ORZ023 likely should have been included in the warning area.
Frost/Freeze, Eastern Curry County & Josephine County
- When
- May 17, 3:00 PM PST to May 19, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Eastern Curry County & Josephine County forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.417, -123.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Eastern Douglas County Foothills
- When
- May 17, 3:00 PM PST to May 19, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Eastern Douglas County Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.285, -123.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Jackson County
- When
- May 17, 3:00 PM PST to May 19, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Jackson County forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.432, -122.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Central Douglas County
- When
- May 18, 3:30 AM PST to May 19, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Douglas County forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.235, -123.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Frost/Freeze
- Frost or temperatures at or below freezing during the growing season, usually filed for crop damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- High Surf in American Samoa, May 17 to 26, 2003$3.5 million · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Alabama, May 17, 2003$700,000 · F1 · 7 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Georgia, May 17 to 18, 2003$12,000 · 1.75 in hail · 42 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 17, 2003$75,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 17, 2003$55,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Tornadoes in Indiana, May 17, 2003$50,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 17, 2003$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 17, 2003$19,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 17, 2003$18,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 17, 2003$17,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 17, 2003$16,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 17, 2003$16,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5351478, 5351479, 5351480, 5351481.