Oregon, 2014Frost and Freeze in Oregon, June 17, 2014
June 17, 2014 · NWS MFR · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
An unseasonably cold air mass and clearing skies allowed temperatures to drop below freezing over some parts of south central Oregon.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
An unseasonably cold air mass and clearing skies allowed temperatures to drop below freezing over some parts of south central Oregon.
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 Jun 16, 7:28 PM PST, 5 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 7:28 PM PST, 5 hours 32 minutes before
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</html>Frost/Freeze, Northern & Eastern Klamath County & Western Lake County
- When
- June 17, 1:00 AM PST to 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northern & Eastern Klamath County & Western Lake County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 42.740, -121.018 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The only reported minimum temperature in this zone was 22 degrees.
Frost/Freeze, Klamath Basin
- When
- June 17, 1:00 AM PST to 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Klamath Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 42.686, -121.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reported minimum temperature in this zone ranged from 21 to 32 degrees.
Frost/Freeze, Central & Eastern Lake County
- When
- June 17, 1:00 AM PST to 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central & Eastern Lake County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 42.793, -120.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reported minimum temperature in this zone ranged from 30 to 33 degrees.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Nebraska, June 17, 2014$2.6 million · EF3 · 8 events
- Flash Flood and Flooding in South Dakota, June 17 to 20, 20141 death · 1 injured · $500,000 · 8 events
- Tornado in Montana, June 17, 2014EF3 · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 17, 2014$100,000 · EF2 · 2 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 17, 2014$781,000 · EF1 · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, June 17, 2014$510,000 · 1.25 in hail · 37 events
- Tornado and Hail in New York, June 17, 2014$163,000 · EF1 · 35 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, June 17 to 18, 2014$400,000 · 1.5 in hail · 19 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 17, 2014$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 17, 2014$161,000 · EF1 · 4 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Wisconsin, June 17 to 23, 2014$105,000 · 1 in hail · 23 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 17 to 18, 2014$195,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events
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: 512384, 513978, 513979.