Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Jackson County, Oregon

2009-12-05 to 2009-12-11 · Jackson County, Oregon

Event narrative

Low temperatures in this zone during this interval were generally in the teens. On the coldest nights...the 9th and the 10th, the coldest stations dipped into the single digits.

Temperatures warmed on the 11th but remained well below normal...and became more seasonable on the 12th. Numerous broken pipes and other cold-related damage was reported during this interval. On the night of 12/08, a homeless man in Medford apparently froze to death.

Wider weather episode

A frigid Arctic air mass moved into Oregon December 5th and remained over the area through December 12th, when it finally abated as a Pacific system approached the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 198959. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.