Oregon, 2024Heavy Snow and High Wind in Oregon, January 12 to 14, 2024
January 12 to 14, 2024 · NWS BOI · 4 events in 2 counties and zones
A focused mesoscale snow band with very strong winds created major traffic delays on Interstate 84 before the band moved into southwest Idaho.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
A focused mesoscale snow band with very strong winds created major traffic delays on Interstate 84 before the band moved into southwest Idaho.
High Wind, Harney
- When
- January 12, 12:00 AM PST to 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Harney forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.064, -118.968 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several mesoscale network stations reported winds in the range of 60-70 mph over high mountains and near highways.
Heavy Snow, Harney
- When
- January 13, 12:00 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Harney forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.064, -118.968 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A trained spotter measured 13.0 inches of snow and reported that this was the heaviest snow they had experienced in 25 years.
Heavy Snow, Baker
- When
- January 14, 12:00 AM MST to 10:45 AM MST
- Where
- Baker forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.709, -117.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Members of the public measured 7.0-8.0 inches of snow in the Baker City, OR area.
Heavy Snow, Harney
- When
- January 14, 12:00 AM PST to 10:45 AM PST
- Where
- Harney forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.064, -118.968 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Members of the public measured 7.0-11.0 inches of snow in the Fields, OR and near Burns, OR.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- 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.
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- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, January 12, 2024$230,000 · 65 kt wind · 29 events
- Winter Storm and High Wind in New York, January 12 to 15, 2024$180,000 · 59 kt wind · 24 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Tennessee, January 12, 2024$180,000 · 55 kt wind · 6 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in West Virginia, January 12 to 13, 2024$160,000 · 51 kt wind · 6 events
- High Wind in Ohio, January 12 to 13, 2024$110,000 · 56 kt wind · 9 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1157482, 1157481, 1157478, 1157479.