Wildfire, Curry
- When
- October 14, 3:35 PM PST to October 17, 8:30 PM PST
- Where
- Curry County, Countywide
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.467, -124.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
See below.
Wildfire in Oregon, October 14 to 17, 1999
A Red Flag Warning was issued at 1535 PDT on 10/14 for fire weather zones 618/619/620. At 0630 PDT on 10/15, it was expanded to zones 615/617/621/622/623.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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.
A Red Flag Warning was issued at 1535 PDT on 10/14 for fire weather zones 618/619/620. At 0630 PDT on 10/15, it was expanded to zones 615/617/621/622/623. At 0645 PDT on 10/16, the Warning was cancelled for zones 615/617/618/621/622/623. At 2030 PDT on 10/17, the Warning was cancelled for zones 619/620.The Warning was issued for gusty winds and poor overnight relative humidity recoveries, but no major fires developed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Wildfire, Josephine
- When
- October 14, 3:35 PM PST to October 17, 8:30 PM PST
- Where
- Josephine County, Countywide
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.366, -123.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
See below.
Wildfire, Jackson
- When
- October 14, 3:35 PM PST to October 17, 8:30 PM PST
- Where
- Jackson County, Countywide
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.432, -122.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
See below.
Wildfire, Coos
- When
- October 15, 6:30 AM PST to October 16, 6:45 AM PST
- Where
- Coos County, Countywide
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.185, -124.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
See below
Wildfire, Douglas
- When
- October 15, 6:30 AM PST to October 16, 6:45 AM PST
- Where
- Douglas County, Countywide
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.285, -123.179 (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
- Hurricane in Florida, October 14 to 15, 1999
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Florida, October 14 to 15, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, October 14, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, October 14, 1999
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, October 14, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maine, October 14, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 14, 1999
- High Wind in Maine, October 14 to 15, 1999
- Strong Wind in New York, October 14, 1999
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, October 14, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, October 14, 1999
- Cold in Oregon, October 14 to 15, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5717049, 5717050, 5717051, 5717052, 5717053.