Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Blue Mountains, Oregon

2002-11-01 to 2002-11-04 · Blue Mountains, Oregon

Event narrative

An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures which lasted into the first four days in November. Some of the colder readings for the first four days of the month in degrees Fahrenheit included -9 at Seneca, -7 at Austin, -6 at Sunriver, -5 at Paulina, 0 at Madras, 6 at Joseph, and 8 at Union. Apples growers in Wasco county lost about 60,000 dollars worth of apples due to the cold temperatures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5323226. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.