Oregon, 2006

Frost and Freeze in Oregon, May 1 to 2, 2006

May 1 to 2, 2006 · NWS MFR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A Freeze Warning was issued for Oregon zones ORZ024/025 at 01/0353 PDT, effective from 01/2300 until 02/0700 PDT. It was cancelled at 02/0331 PDT.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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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  • Wind
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  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 Freeze Warning was issued for Oregon zones ORZ024/025 at 01/0353 PDT, effective from 01/2300 until 02/0700 PDT. It was cancelled at 02/0331 PDT. Reported low temperatures ranged from 29 to 37 degrees. Conditions were marginal for a Freeze Warning, a Frost Advisory would have been more appropriate.

The radar

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Event by event

2 frost/freeze. Local standard time, as filed.

Frost/Freeze, Eastern Curry County & Josephine County

When
May 1, 11:00 PM PST to May 2, 7:00 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)

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Frost/Freeze, Eastern Douglas County Foothills

When
May 1, 11:00 PM PST to May 2, 7:00 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)

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What these are

Frost/Freeze
Frost or temperatures at or below freezing during the growing season, usually filed for crop damage.

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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: 5507661, 5507662.