Cascade Foothills in Lane County storm history

The Holiday Farm wildfire started around 2020PDT on September 7, 2020 in Lane county, OR at coordinates 44.172, -122.231. The fire grew to approximately 173,400 acres before being officially declared under control on January 6, 2021. Destroyed were 431 residences, 24 non-resident…

Temperatures of 95 to 100 in early June lead to people seeking relief at local rivers. One drowning was reported east of Springfield during this hot spell.

A boy slipped on rocks at the Wildwood Falls near Cottage Grove, and slid around 30 feet on rocks into the water. His older brother went into the water to save the boy and both got sucked down a narrow chute of water. The younger brother survived, but the older one did not. His b…

An IMET on the Holiday Farm Fire took some pictures as well as estimated wind gusts from observations and RAWS sites that are likely lost to the fire. Attached pictures might not be precisely located within the zone as information was taken from unknown exact locations.

Snow totals were generally 8 to 16 inches, with locations as low as the valley floors falling within this range. CoCoRaHS observers from Lorane and Oakridge each reported 18 inches. The heavy snow closed Interstate 5 near Cottage Grove and Highway 58 east of Lowell due to multipl…

Snow reports from Railroad Overpass (RROO3 - 2680') 13 inches, McKenzie Bridge (OR-LA-130 - 1500') 7 inches.

The Cascade valleys had varying amounts of snow and ice - with reported ice accumulations around 1 inch, reaching crippling levels for portions of Lane county.

The Cascade valleys had varying amounts of snow and ice - with reported ice accumulations around 1 inch, reaching crippling levels for portions of Lane county.

Snow accumulations on the order of 10-20 inches occurred across the foothills above 2000 feet, with some exposed locations even reporting brief blizzard conditions. Trout Creek RAWS had wind gusts up to 70 mph as snow levels lowered into the foothills. The foothill elevations occ…

Between 8 and 16 inches of snow fell for elevations above 2000 feet.

The fire grew to about 9600 acres by the end of the July and continues to burn.

Snow began falling around 0800 PST with significant accumulations around 1900 PST, then tapering off around 1000 PST on the 28th. A total of 4 to 8 inches fell.

Around 5 to 10 inches of snow fell in the Oakridge and other foothill areas per NORHSC analysis. The Railroad Overpass Snotel had 12 inches of new snow.

Snow began falling around 0500 PST with significant accumulations around 0900 PST, then tapering off around 0900 PST on the 14th. A total of 4 to 12 inches fell. Around 3 to 7 inches of snow fell, locally more in the higher terrain around Oakridge.

Trout Creek station measured max wind of 40 mph and gust of 69 mph.

High temperatures on the 17th were in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Overnight temperatures were quite warm with lows in the 60s.

Around 4 to 8 inches of snow fell in a 12 hour period.

Strong south wind of 38 mph with a peak gust of 71 mph was reported by the Trout Creek RAWS (TCFO3).

A very active frontal system brought heavy snow to the Cascade Foothills in Lane County on the 3rd and 4th. Railroad Overpass SNOTEL (RROO3) at 2680 feet had a snow total of 7 inches.

A prolonged winter weather even occurred across the Pacific Northwest during the Christmas holiday, resulting in significant travel issues. One station reported 13 inches of snow through the period.

A mesonet sensor (C4896) near Walterville reported high temperature of 100 degrees on the 11th and 101 degrees on the 12th.

Very hot temperatures. There were three days with maximum temperatures greater than 95 degrees measured at several stations, and two consecutive days with temperatures greater than 100 degrees. Maximum temperatures peaked between 106 and 109 degrees on June 27 and June 28.

The Holiday Farm wildfire was under control on January 6th.

Fire suppression activities continued on the Holiday Farm wildfire in the cool and wet weather of December.

Fire suppression activities continued on the Holiday Farm wildfire in the cool and wet weather of November.

Fire suppression activities continued on the Holiday Farm wildfire through October as cooler and wetter weather arrived.

Data were limited for this event, but a CoCoRaHS observer reported 6 inches of snow near Oakridge below 2500 feet.

CoCoRaHS observer in Oakridge recorded 10.4 inches of snow.

CoCoRaHS Observer near McKenzie Bridge at 1500 feet recorded 8.2 inches of snow from this event.

Conditions were very dry when a dry lightning event started the Jones Fire in the Willamette National Forest, in the Little Fall Creek watershed. By the end, the Jones Fire had burned around 10,500 acres.

A CoCoRaHS observer 4.6 miles NW of Oakridge recorded 10.5 inches of snow.

Lane County Sheriff reported a tree down across Highway 58.

General snowfall totals of 2-4 inches were reported, with the greatest total being 5 inches. Major ice accumulations occurred after the snow, with several locations reporting 0.50-1.00. The combination of snow and ice resulted in significant power outages and closures across the …

Snow followed by freezing rain. There were reports of 0.5 to 1.0 inches of ice accumulation in the, with 0.88 inch of ice accumulation reported by local media just east of Springfield. Many power outages across the area.

A CoCoRahs Observer in Oakridge measured 11 inches of snow.

The Lane County Cascade Foothills observed 4 to 7 inches of snow within 6 hours.

High winds resulted in several downed tree branches and power lines, resulting in widespread power outages.

The Deception Creek fire complex was started by multiple lightning storms on Aug 11, 2014. The fire complex included the Deception Creek, Staley, Davey, Pool, Spirit and Edith fires. The fire was approximately 7,800 burning in heavy timber. At times, the fire came close to struct…

The Deception Creek fire complex was started by multiple lightning storms on Aug 11, 2014. The fire complex included the Deception Creek, Staley, Davey, Pool, Spirit and Edith fires. The fire was approximately 7,800 burning in heavy timber. At times, the fire came close to struct…

The Deception Creek fire complex was started by multiple lightning storms on Aug 11, 2014. The fire complex included the Deception Creek, Staley, Davey, Pool, Spirit and Edith fires. The fire was approximately 7,800 burning in heavy timber. At times, the fire came close to struct…

Heavy icing led to widespread power outages in Lane County, leaving thousands without power. A picture on the Eugene Water and Electric's Facebook page showed some downed power lines with around 1 inch of ice accumulated on them.

There were few reports from the warning area but the Oregon State Police recommended against travel south of Eugene on Interstate 5 due to snow and ice. Snow eventually changed to ice, and power outages started to develop as the next event (Ice Storm Warning 1) developed. By 2300…

The Roaring River SNOTEL site measured 24 inches of new snow. Observers in the hills around Eugene measured 8 inches of new snow in 8 hours.

A resident of Oakridge, Oregon measured 13 inches of new snow.

The Railroad Overpass SNOTEL site measured 13 inches of new snow.

Between 8 and 12 inches of snow fell in the Lane County Cascade Foothills.

Eighteen to 20 inches of snow fell across the Lane County Cascade Foothills. Some reports include 18 inches in the communities of Oakridge and McKenzie Bridge.

Between 10 and 20 inches of snow accumulation fell in the Lane County Cascade Foothils based on similar reports from the north Oregon Cascade Foothills.

Twelve inches total accumulated snowfall fell above Oakridge, along Hwy. 58. This observation was reported by a CoCoRaHS observer.

Between 6 and 16 inches new snowfall were reported by spotters in areas such as above 2000 feet in Oakridge, and in Vida, as well as at the McKenzie Bride ODOT station along Hwy. 126.