Oregon, 2004Heavy Snow in Oregon, October 28, 2004
October 28, 2004 · NWS MFR · 5 events in 2 counties and zones
but reports did not arrive until the following morning. Upon reciept of the first reports, a Winter Storm Warning was issued for Oregon zones ORZ030/031 at 0741 PDT and cancelled at 1430 PDT.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Heavy snow developed overnight in the warning area...but reports did not arrive until the following morning. Upon reciept of the first reports, a Winter Storm Warning was issued for Oregon zones ORZ030/031 at 0741 PDT and cancelled at 1430 PDT. The warning verified, but with zero lead time.
Heavy Snow, Central & Eastern Lake County
- When
- October 28, 6:53 AM PST
- Where
- Central & Eastern Lake County forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 42.793, -120.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
8 inches of snow in 24 hours ending at 0700 PDT.
Heavy Snow, Central & Eastern Lake County
- When
- October 28, 6:53 AM PST
- Where
- Central & Eastern Lake County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.793, -120.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
8.5 inches of snow in 24 hours ending at 0700 PDT.
Heavy Snow, Central & Eastern Lake County
- When
- October 28, 6:53 AM PST
- Where
- Central & Eastern Lake County forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 42.793, -120.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
6 inches of snow in 24 hours ending at 0700 PDT.
Heavy Snow, Northern & Eastern Klamath County & Western Lake County
- When
- October 28, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northern & Eastern Klamath County & Western Lake County forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 42.740, -121.018 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Quartz Mountain SNOTEL site recorded 0.40 inches of water equivalent from 0000 PST until 0900 PST.
Heavy Snow, Central & Eastern Lake County
- When
- October 28, 9:33 AM PST
- Where
- Central & Eastern Lake County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.793, -120.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
5 inches of snow overnight.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- High Surf in Hawaii, October 28 to 30, 200415 events
- High Wind in Alaska, October 28 to 29, 200454 kt wind · 7 events
- Hail in North Dakota, October 28, 20041 in hail · 4 events
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, October 28 to 29, 20044 events
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Minnesota, October 28, 20043 events
- Heavy Snow in California, October 28, 20043 events
- Hail in Minnesota, October 28, 20041.25 in hail · 2 events
- Heavy Snow in California, October 28, 20041 event
- Heavy Snow in California, October 28, 20041 event
- Heavy Snow in California, October 28, 20041 event
- Flood in Arizona, October 28, 20041 event
- Hail in South Dakota, October 28, 20041.25 in hail · 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: 5424322, 5424323, 5424324, 5424395, 5424325.