Wildfire, Klamath
- When
- August 3, 5:50 PM PST to 8:45 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.
Wildfire in Oregon, August 3, 2000
A Red Flag Warning was issued for Fire Weather zones 624 and 625, including most of Klamath and Lake counties. This warning was issued for low relative humidities and gusty winds observed at a number of sites across the area.
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, including most of Klamath and Lake counties. This warning was issued for low relative humidities and gusty winds observed at a number of sites across the area. The warning was already verifying when it was issued. Peak winds and lowest RH values are listed below. A few lightning strikes also occurred in Lake county, and it is likely that it was dry lightning.Station Peak Wind (MPH) Lowest RH (%)Lakeview 28 15Klamath Falls 13 14Calimus Butte RAWS 16 11Chiloquin RAWS 10 14Fish Fin Rim RAWS 24 12Gerber Reservoir RAWS 12 9Hart Mountain RAWS 20 15Coffee Pot RAWS 14 10Strawberry Reservoir RAWS 13 4Summit RAWS 20 15Poor Jug RAWS 12 18Hoyt RAWS 9 12
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 3, 5:50 PM PST to 8:45 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.
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
- Dust Storm in Nevada, August 3, 2000
- Heat in Texas, August 3, 2000
- Flood in Illinois, August 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 3, 2000
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, August 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 3, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 3, 2000
- Hail in Florida, August 3, 2000
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, August 3, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Vermont, August 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 3, 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: 5175622, 5175623.