Oregon, 2017Frost and Freeze in Oregon, September 21, 2017
September 21, 2017 · NWS MFR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
The third significant front of the fall season brought a cold air mass to the area. This, combined with clearing skies, brought sub-freezing temperatures to many parts of south central Oregon.
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- 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.
The third significant front of the fall season brought a cold air mass to the area. This, combined with clearing skies, brought sub-freezing temperatures to many 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 Sep 20, 1:45 PM PST, 11 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 1:45 PM PST, 11 hours 15 minutes before
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</html>Frost/Freeze, Klamath Basin
- When
- September 21, 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 low temperatures ranged from 27 to 30 degrees.
Frost/Freeze, Central & Eastern Lake County
- When
- September 21, 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 low temperatures ranged from 24 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.
- Winter Weather in California, September 21 to 22, 20171 death · 1 event
- Flooding in Alaska, September 21 to 27, 2017$6.0 million · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 21, 2017$26,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events
- Wildfire in Hawaii, September 21 to 27, 2017$20,000 · 4 events
- Marine Tropical Storm in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, September 21 to 22, 20176 events
- Frost and Freeze in California, September 21, 20172 events
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, September 21, 20172 events
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 21, 201752 kt wind · 2 events
- High Wind in Colorado, September 21, 201774 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Texas, September 21, 2017$2,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 21, 2017$5,000 · 1 event
- Hail in North Carolina, September 21, 20171 in hail · 1 event
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: 717385, 717386.