Siskiyou Mountains & Southern Oregon Cascades storm history
Storm events recorded in Siskiyou Mountains & Southern Oregon Cascades, Oregon between 1950 and 2025.
129
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
1
Deaths
$1.5M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
An Erickson helicopter pilot was killed when his aircraft crashed in a wooded area near Interstate 5 at an elevation of 4100 feet. The time of the crash is unknown, but it occurred in the morning and the pilot took off from Medford airport at 8:45 PST. Weather conditions at the t…
The Beaver Complex was made up of the Salt Creek and Oregon Gulch fires, both of which were started by lightning on the evening of 07/30/2014. As of 0330 PST on 08/13/14, the fire covered 35302 acres and was 90 percent contained. 21.4 million dollars was spent on firefighting eff…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 6 to 18 inches. Amounts were highest at elevations above 5000 feet. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 0.63 inches at Howard Prairie Dam, and 0.80 inches at Cold Springs Camp.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 6 to 20 inches at elevations above 4500 feet. Precipitation amounts measured included: 3.10 inches at Fourmile Lake, 2.03 inches at Howard Prairie Dam, and 3.30 inches at Sevenmile Marsh.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated additional storm totals of 1 to 10 inches by the end of the storm. Additional precipitation amounts in the zone included 0.82 inches at Seldom Creek, and 0.65 inches at Zim.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 12 to 36 inches. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 2.70 inches at Fish Lake, and 3.10 inches at Fourmile Lake.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated partial storm totals of 1 to 8 inches by the end of the day. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 1.27 inches at Zim, and 0.28 inches at Acorn Woman Peak.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 4 to 18 inches, with the highest amounts at elevations above 4000 feet. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 3.00 inches at Biegelow Camp, 0.90 inches at Fourmile Lake, 1.60 inches at Sevenmile Marsh, and 1.10 inc…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 2 to 16 inches, with the highest amounts in the southern Oregon Cascades near Highway 140 and Lake of the Woods northward. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 2.40 inches at Fourmile Lake, 2.00 inches at Fish Lak…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Persistent high pressure brought excessive heat to the Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades for 5 consecutive days from July 5th through July 9th, and on July 13th. Advisory conditions occurred from July 10th through July 12th. During the excessive heat, low temperatur…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 5 to 15 inches. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 1.30 inches at Big Red Mountain, 1.80 inches at Bigelow Camp, 1.90 inches at Billie Creek Divide, 2.10 inches at Fourmile Lake, and 1.50 inches at Fish Lake.
High Wind High Wind
Buckhorn Springs reported peak winds of 32 mph with gusts to 65 mph, and Acorn Woman Peak reported peak winds of 62 mph with gusts to 87 mph.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
National gridded snowfall analysis indicated 8 to 20 inches of accumulation. Billie Creek Divide reported 10 inches, and Cold Springs Camp reported 12 inches.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 6 to 24 inches. Snotel reports included 13 inches at Billie Creek Divide, 17 inches at Bigelow Camp, and 21 inches at Cold Springs Camp.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
On 08/13/23, reported low temperatures ranged from 49 to 68 degrees. Reported high temperatures ranged from 85 to 105 degrees. On 08/14/23, reported low temperatures ranged from 54 to 74 degrees. Reported high temperatures ranged from 88 to 109 degrees. On 08/15/23, reported low …
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The national gridded snowfall analysis indicated snowfall of 6 to 18 inches.
High Wind High Wind
Peak Gust of 106 mph at Acorn Woman Peak on 1/4 at 539 pm. Secondary peak of 78 mph on 1/5 at 439 am. Also, peak gust of 69 mph at Buckhorn Springs on 1/4 at 352 pm.
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Acorn Woman Peak recorded peak wind of 60 mph with a gust of 78 mph on 12/26 at 1839.
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Acorn Woman Peak RAWS reported peak wind of 63 MPH with gust of 87 MPH at 0239 on 12/10. Also, Parker Mountain RAWS with a peak wind gust of 59 MPH at 0240 on 12/10.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
On 07/25/22, the only reported low temperature in this zone was 46 degrees. The only reported high temperatures was 95 degrees. On 07/26/22, the only reported low temperature was 51 degrees. The only reported high temperature was 95 degrees. On 07/27/22, the only reported low tem…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded wind gusts to 76 mph at 02/2339 PST, to 78 mph at 03/0739 PST, and to 83 mph at 03/0839 PST. The cooperative observer at Howard Prairie reported 8.0 inches of snow in 24 hours ending at 04/0700 PST.
High Wind High Wind
The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded gusts exceeding 74 mph continuously during this interval. The peak gust was 89 mph recorded at 08/2039 PST.
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The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded a gust to 75 mph at 24/0339 PST.
High Wind High Wind
The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded several gusts exceeding 74 mph during this interval. The peak gust was 84 mph recorded at 19/2239 PST.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
The only reporting station in this zone is Howard Prairie. On 08/10/21, the reported low temperature was 43 degrees and the high was 90 degrees. On 08/11/21, the reported low temperature was 46 degrees and the high was 93 degrees. On 08/12/21, the reported low temperature was 52 …
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Howard Prairie was the only station from this zone that reported observations. On 06/26/21, the low temperature was 47 degrees and the high temperature was 89 degrees. On 06/27/21, the low temperature was 49 degrees and the high temperature was 96 degrees. On 06/28/21, the low te…
High Wind High Wind
The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded a gust to 75 mph at 26/1639 PST and a gust to 77 mph at 26/2139 PST.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Grizzly Creek wildfire was detected near 1425 PDT on 09/04/2020. The fire was likely caused by humans, as there was no thunderstorm activity in the area. As of the last report at 0630 PDT on 09/10/20, the fire had burned 325 acres and was 25% contained. 1.1 million dollars ha…
High Wind High Wind
The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded gusts to 84 mph at 15/1439 PST and 15/1639 PST. It also recorded a gust to 81 mph at 15/1539 PST.
Blizzard Blizzard
No road closures were reported, but with significant snow and very strong winds, blizzard conditions did develop in this zone. The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded gusts exceeding 74 mph continuously from 26/1640 PST until 26/2139 PST. The peak gust was 90 mph, recorded at 26/1839 PST.
Wildfire Wildfire
Numerous thunderstorms moved across the area on 9/5/19. Dozens of fires were initiated by lightning. One of them was the Gopher Wildfire, which started off as five fires, all ignited by lightning strikes around 05/1915 PDT. The fires merged into one fire. As of the last report on…
Wildfire Wildfire
The lightning caused Ward Fire started early on the afternoon of 08/09/19. The fire rapidly spread by running and spotting, aided by topography and winds. As of the last report at 0430 PDT on 08/19/19, the fire covered 1301 acres and was 100 percent contained. No structures were …
High Wind High Wind
The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded several gusts exceeding 77 mph during this interval. The peak gust was 83 mph recorded at 16/1639 PST.
High Wind High Wind
The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded numerous gusts exceeding 74 mph during this interval. The peak gust was 85 mph recorded at 08/2339 PST.
High Wind High Wind
The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded gusts exceeding 74 mph continuously during this interval. The peak gust was 88 mph recorded at 05/1539 PST.
High Wind High Wind
The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded a gust to 80 mph at 16/0239 PST.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Hendrix Wildfire was caused by lightning. The time of ignition was around 0830 PDT on 07/15/2018. As of the last report at 0330 PDT on 09/14/18, the fire covered 1082 acres and was 100 percent contained. 0 structures were lost and 10.6 million dollars had been spent on firefi…
Wildfire Wildfire
The Hendrix Wildfire was caused by lightning. The time of ignition was around 0830 PDT on 07/15/2018. As of the last report at 0330 PDT on 08/26/18, the fire covered 1082 acres and was 95 percent contained. 0 structures were lost and 10.3 million dollars had been spent on firefig…
Wildfire Wildfire
The Hendrix Wildfire was caused by lightning. The time of ignition was around 0830 PDT on 07/15/2018. As of 0330 PDT on 08/01/18, the fire covered 1082 acres and was 70 percent contained. 0 structures were lost and 7.8 million dollars had been spent on firefighting efforts.
High Wind High Wind
The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded a gust to 77 mph at 13/0239 PST and a a gust to 78 mph at 13/0339 PST.
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The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded a gust to 82 mph at 19/1239 PST and a gust to 75 mph at 19/1439 PST.
High Wind High Wind
The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded several gusts exceeding 75 mph during this interval. The peak gust was 85 mph, recorded at 25/2339 PST.
Wildfire Wildfire
The North Pelican Wildfire was started by lightning on 08/10/17 around 11:00 AM PDT. As of the last report at 03:30 PST on 09/10/17, the fire covered 3474 acres and was 25 percent contained. 4.5 million dollars had been spent on firefighting efforts.
Wildfire Wildfire
The North Pelican Wildfire was started by lightning on 08/10/17 around 11:00 AM PDT. As of 09/01/17 at 03:30 AM PDT, the fire covered 1800 acres and was 18 percent contained. 2.6 million dollars had been spent on firefighting efforts.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Reported high temperatures during this interval ranged from 92 to 96 degrees. Reported low temperatures during this interval ranged from 53 to 57 degrees.
High Wind High Wind
The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded several gusts exceeding 74 mph during this interval. The peak gust to 98 mph occurred at 06/1939 PST.
High Wind High Wind
The RAWS at Squaw Peak recorded a gust to 106 mph at 20/0539 PST and a gust to 87 mph at 20/0639 PST. Later on, a gust to 75 mph was recorded at 21/0339 PST.
High Wind High Wind
The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded gusts to 76 mph at 15/2139 and 15/2239 PST.
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The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded gusts to 77 mph at 09/0239 and 09/0339 PST, a gust to 81 mph at 09/0639, a gust to 86 mph at 09/0739 PST, and a peak gust to 87 mph at 09/0839 PST.
High Wind High Wind
The Squaw Peak RAWS recorded gusts exceeding 75 mph continuously during this interval. The peak gust was 124 mph recorded at 21/2239 PST.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 0 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |