Wildfire, Klamath
- When
- August 18, 6:30 AM PST to 10:35 AM 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.
Wildfire in Oregon, August 18, 2000
A Red Flag Warning was issued for fire weather zones 624 and 625, which include most of Klamath and Lake counties, for expected winds of 20 to 25 mph with higher gusts. Later in the morning it became apparent that the stronger winds would be in zone 625, so the warning was cancelled for zone 624.
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.
A Red Flag Warning was issued for fire weather zones 624 and 625, which include most of Klamath and Lake counties, for expected winds of 20 to 25 mph with higher gusts. Later in the morning it became apparent that the stronger winds would be in zone 625, so the warning was cancelled for zone 624. Observed winds wound up being lighter than expected, with most stations reporting maximum sustained winds in the 15 to 20 mph range and a few gusts in the 20 to 25 mph range.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Wildfire, Lake
- When
- August 18, 6:30 AM PST to 8:15 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.
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
- Flood and Hail in North Carolina, August 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, August 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 18, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Idaho, August 18, 2000
More
Every storm in Oregon in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, August 2000
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: 5163588, 5163646.