Oregon, 2007

Frost and Freeze in Oregon, December 31, 2007

December 31, 2007 · NWS MFR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A Freeze Warning was issued for Oregon coastal zones ORZ021/022 at 30/1313 PST, effective from 31/0000 until 21/0900 PST. The warning expired at 31/0900 PST.

Where it happened

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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 coastal zones ORZ021/022 at 30/1313 PST, effective from 31/0000 until 21/0900 PST. The warning expired at 31/0900 PST. Freezing temperatures were widespread in ORZ021 and covered significant areas in ORZ022 as well.

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 Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 30, 3:14 PM PST, 8 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 3:14 PM PST, 8 hours 46 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

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

Frost/Freeze, South Central Oregon Coast

When
December 31, 12:00 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
Where
South Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
42.979, -123.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Low temperatures in ORZ021 ranged from 28 to 32 degrees.

Frost/Freeze, Curry County Coast

When
December 31, 12:00 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
Where
Curry County Coast forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
42.467, -124.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Low temperatures in ORZ022 ranged from 29 to 38 degrees.

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

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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: 66004, 66005.