Wildfire, Wasco
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM PST to October 2, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Wasco County, 20 mi SW of Maupin
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.160, -121.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Oregon, October 1 to 2, 1999
A prescribed burn grew out of control when unexpected gusty winds of 15 mph intensified the fire. This fire burned 6100 acres of forest near He He Butte.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PDT wrote it up.
A prescribed burn grew out of control when unexpected gusty winds of 15 mph intensified the fire. This fire burned 6100 acres of forest near He He Butte. Smoke and numerous firefighting vehicles closed Hwy 26 for several days
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Wildfire in California, October 1 to 8, 1999
- Wildfire in California, October 1 to 4, 1999
- Wildfire in California, October 1 to 13, 1999
- Drought in Missouri, October 1 to 31, 1999
- Wildfire in California, October 1 to 28, 1999
- Drought in West Virginia, October 1 to 31, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, October 1, 1999
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, October 1, 1999
- Drought in North Carolina, October 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Kentucky, October 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Illinois, October 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in South Carolina, October 1 to 31, 1999
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5722343.