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February 25, 2026 3:40 a.m. 

February 25 is the 7th anniversary of the start of the massive storm, known as “snowmageddon”.

On Sunday February 24th in 2019, Douglas County residents expected rain to intensify with the potential of eventual flooding in some areas over the next several days. Only KPTV Portland Chief Meteorologist Mark Nelson saw that something different was likely to happen. On Sunday afternoon Nelson’s forecast began to call for up to a foot of snow – or more – in some areas between Eugene and Roseburg.

The storm brought in 8 inches of snow overnight in many parts of Douglas County. That led to roadways that were littered with fallen trees. Many rural roads were blocked for days. Power was knocked out to tens of thousands of people. Then on February 26th, 6 more inches of snow fell in many areas. In all, it was the most snow to hit the county in around 50 years.

While many homes around Roseburg had power restored within a day or so, rural residents, especially in the north portion of the county, had a two or three week wait for the power to come back on.

Storm damages were estimated at over $11 million.

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