Wildfire, Lake
- When
- August 23, 7:45 PM PST
- Where
- Lake County, Countywide
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.793, -120.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
See below.
Wildfire in Oregon, August 23, 1999
Based on WSR-88D observations, a Red Flag Warning was issued at 1945 PDT on 08/23/99 for dry lightning in fires zones 624 and 625, which cover most of Klamath and Lake counties in south central Oregon. Several lightning caused fire starts were reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
Based on WSR-88D observations, a Red Flag Warning was issued at 1945 PDT on 08/23/99 for dry lightning in fires zones 624 and 625, which cover most of Klamath and Lake counties in south central Oregon. Several lightning caused fire starts were reported. The warning was cancelled at 0030 PDT on 08/24/99.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Wildfire, Klamath
- When
- August 23, 7:45 PM PST
- Where
- Klamath County, Countywide
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.686, -121.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
See below
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, August 23, 1999
- Wildfire in California, August 23 to 31, 1999
- Flash Flood in Colorado, August 23, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 23, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, August 23 to 24, 1999
- Wildfire in California, August 23 to 29, 1999
- Wildfire in California, August 23 to 29, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Maine, August 23, 1999
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 23, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, August 23, 1999
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, August 1999
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: 5711249, 5711250.