Oregon, 2009

Frost and Freeze in Oregon, December 8 to 9, 2009

December 8 to 9, 2009 · NWS MFR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Another night of freezing temperatures across the Oregon coast in association with a modified Arctic air mass.

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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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.

Another night of freezing temperatures across the Oregon coast in association with a modified Arctic air mass.

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 8, 3:06 PM PST, 7 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 3:06 PM PST, 7 hours 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 8, 5:51 AM PST, 17 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
551 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2009

ORZ021-022-091700-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
551 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM PST THIS MORNING.
PLEASE SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. A FREEZE
WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 11 PM PST THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE FREEZE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

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

Frost/Freeze, South Central Oregon Coast

When
December 8, 11:00 PM PST to December 9, 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 ranged from 14 to 22 degrees.

Frost/Freeze, Curry County Coast

When
December 8, 11:00 PM PST to December 9, 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 ranged from 25 to 31 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

More

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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: 198590, 198591.