Oregon, 2019

Heavy 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.

Where it happened

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.

  • Tornadoes
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  • Wind
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS PDT wrote it up.

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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Event by event

5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Central Oregon

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.

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 865482, 865484, 865485, 865486, 865487.