Frost/Freeze, Klamath Basin
- When
- September 17, 2:45 PM PST to September 18, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Klamath Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.686, -121.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
See below.
Frost and Freeze in Oregon, September 17 to 18, 2003
A Frost Warning was issued for the night of 09/17-18 for the above zones. a killing frost in many areas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 happened
The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A Frost Warning was issued for the night of 09/17-18 for the above zones. Reported lows ranged from 24 to 33 degrees except for one exceptionally warm low of 47 degrees...so frost likely developed this night...a killing frost in many areas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 frost/freeze. Local standard time, as filed.
Frost/Freeze, Northern & Eastern Klamath County & Western Lake County
- When
- September 17, 2:45 PM PST to September 18, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northern & Eastern Klamath County & Western Lake County forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.740, -121.018 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
See below.
Frost/Freeze, Central & Eastern Lake County
- When
- September 17, 2:45 PM PST to September 18, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central & Eastern Lake County forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.793, -120.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
See below.
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 17 to 19, 2003
- Flash Flooding in Texas, September 17, 2003
- Hail in Minnesota, September 17, 2003
- Strong Wind in Colorado, September 17, 2003
- Hail and Lightning Strike in North Dakota, September 17, 2003
- Hail in South Dakota, September 17, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in California, September 17 to 18, 2003
- Wildfire in California, September 17, 2003
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 17, 2003
- Hail in South Dakota, September 17, 2003
- Hail in South Dakota, September 17, 2003
- Hail in South Dakota, September 17, 2003
More
Every storm in Oregon in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, September 2003
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5374884, 5374950, 5374951.