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Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Medford, OR

August 20, 2026Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this red flag warning at Aug 20, 2026, 9:28 AM PDT for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Aug 21, 2026, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 20, 2026, 9:28 AM PDT (16:28 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 21, 2026, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Aug 21, 2026, 8:34 PM PDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Modoc County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 20, 9:28 AM PDTFire Weather WatchMFRHarney, Klamath, Lake24 hr
Aug 20, 9:28 AM PDTRed Flag WarningMFRSiskiyou12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.