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Winter Storm — Lower Columbia Basin, Oregon

January 4, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Area
Lower Columbia Basin

Event narrative (NOAA)

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.

Other notable winter storm events in Oregon

Greater Portland Metro Area · January 12, 20249 killedSouth Central Oregon · January 2, 19982 killedClatsop/Tillamook · January 11, 19981 killedLower Columbia Basin · November 24, 20001 killedNortheast Oregon · March 31, 19991 killedLower Columbia Basin · December 18, 19981 killed

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.

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