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Winter Storm — Lower Columbia Basin, Oregon

December 18, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

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

Event narrative (NOAA)

Icy roads caused a one car accident on Interstate-82 near Hermiston. The car slid off the road, rolled several times, and ejected the passenger. The driver sustained minor injuries and the passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.

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 · January 4, 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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