Winter Storm — Lower Columbia Basin, Oregon

1998-01-04 · Lower Columbia Basin, Oregon

Event narrative

A 49 year old man was killed around 4 pm Sunday near Shaniko. The car he was driving was hit by a pickup that lost control on the the icy road. The man's 10 year old daughter was taken to a hospital with facial injuries. The driver of the pickup was not injured. A winter storm left as much as three inches of snow in north central Oregon on Sunday, January 4.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5659983. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.