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Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Medford, OR

July 5, 2026Harney County, Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this red flag warning at Jul 5, 2026, 1:20 PM PDT for Harney County, Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Jul 6, 2026, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 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
Jul 5, 2026, 1:20 PM PDT (20:20 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 6, 2026, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jul 6, 2026, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Harney County, OR, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 213 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jul 4, 4:37 PM PDT, 20 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 4:37 PM PDT, 20 hours 43 minutes before
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.