An unseasonably cold air mass settled over Southern Oregon during the last 10 days of March. A Freeze Warning was issued for Oregon zones ORZ024/026 at 29/0238 PDT, effective from 30/0400 until 30/0700 PDT.
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The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
An unseasonably cold air mass settled over Southern Oregon during the last 10 days of March. A Freeze Warning was issued for Oregon zones ORZ024/026 at 29/0238 PDT, effective from 30/0400 until 30/0700 PDT. The warning was extended until 30/0800 PDT at 29/1508 PDT. The warning was cancelled at 30/0207 PDT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 frost/freeze. Local standard time, as filed.
Reported low temperatures ranged from 21 to 31 degrees.
Reported low temperatures ranged from 18 to 33 degrees.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oregon in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, March 2008
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: 79347, 79348.