Oregon, 1998

Lightning Strike in Oregon, August 20, 1998

August 20, 1998 · NWS PQR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$75,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

The Portland,OR radar (KRTX), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:57 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Clackamas

When
August 20, 8:00 PM PST to 11:00 PM PST
Where
Clackamas County, Wilsonville
Property damage
$75,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
45.188, -122.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning stuck the roof of the SpringRidge apartments in Charbonneau near Wilsonville around 930 PM PDT. The blaze damaged part of the roof and attic. Power to 1700 homes in the area was also lost temporarily .

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5664591.