Oregon, 2019Heavy Snow in Oregon, November 26 to 27, 2019
November 26 to 27, 2019 · NWS PDT · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Heavy snow fell across central and north central Oregon on November 26-27 producing 4 to 10 inches of snow.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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.
Heavy snow fell across central and north central Oregon on November 26-27 producing 4 to 10 inches of snow.
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 Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 26, 7:25 PM PST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 7:25 PM PST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
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- When
- November 26, 10:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- Central Oregon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.229, -120.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow resulted in 6-7 inches of snow in Bend and Madras, OR.
Heavy Snow, East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades
- When
- November 26, 10:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.568, -121.190 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow resulted in 6-8 inches of snow in several locations over the East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades.
Heavy Snow, Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon
- When
- November 26, 10:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.174, -119.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow resulted in 4 inches of Accumulation in Condon and 5 South of Fossil.
Heavy Snow, Ochoco-John Day Highlands
- When
- November 26, 10:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- Ochoco-John Day Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.381, -120.359 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow resulted in 10 inches of Accumulation 14 SE of Mitchell.
Heavy Snow, North Central Oregon
- When
- November 26, 10:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- North Central Oregon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.283, -120.928 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow resulted in widespread 4 inch snow accumulations of 4 inches across Wascom County.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, November 26, 20191 death · 1 injured · $120,000 · EF2 · 2 events
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, November 26 to 27, 20191 death · $500 · 52 kt wind · 6 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, November 26 to 27, 2019$171,000 · EF2 · 6 events
- Winter Weather in Washington, November 26, 20195 injured · $250,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, November 26 to 27, 20195 injured · 19 events
- High Wind in Texas, November 26, 201963 kt wind · 57 events
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, November 26 to 27, 2019$100,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Louisiana, November 26, 2019$25,000 · EF1 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, November 26 to 28, 2019$54,000 · 5 events
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, November 26 to 27, 2019$22,000 · 22 events
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, November 26 to 28, 201956 kt wind · 35 events
- Strong Wind in Illinois, November 26 to 27, 2019$19,000 · 19 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 865482, 865484, 865485, 865486, 865487.