Wildfire, Jackson
- When
- August 4, 12:20 PM PST to 2:15 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 in Oregon, August 4, 2000
A Red Flag Warning for dry lightning was issued for fire weather zones 621/623/624/625 at 12:20 PDT on 08/04/00. This included the Cascade and Siskiyou range in southeast Josephine County and south and east Jackson county.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 for dry lightning was issued for fire weather zones 621/623/624/625 at 12:20 PDT on 08/04/00. This included the Cascade and Siskiyou range in southeast Josephine County and south and east Jackson county. Nearly all of Klamath and Lake counties were included. At 14:15 PDT, the warning was cancelled for all but Lake county. It appears that minimal thunderstorm activity occurred this day.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Wildfire, Josephine
- When
- August 4, 12:20 PM PST to 2:15 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, Klamath
- When
- August 4, 12:20 PM PST to 2:15 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, Lake
- When
- August 4, 12:20 PM PST to 8:55 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
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 4, 2000
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, August 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 4, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, August 4 to 5, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, August 4, 2000
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 4, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 4, 2000
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, August 4 to 5, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 4, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 4, 2000
- Flood and Hail in Georgia, August 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Maryland, August 4, 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: 5175624, 5175625, 5175626, 5175627.