Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
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Area
Baker
Event narrative (NOAA)
Four people in a party of eight were caught in an avalanche about ten miles north of Halfway, Oregon or near Cornucopia around noon PST. Two are deceased, a guide and a client, and are awaiting recovery. Two were seriously injured: one female with 2 broken legs and one broken arm, one male with a broken leg.
Other notable avalanche events in Oregon
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.