Oregon, 2000

Wildfire in Oregon, August 8, 2000

August 8, 2000 · NWS MFR · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

except for the coastal areas. The warning was cancelled at 17:45 PDT for all but zones 624/625, or most of Klamath and Lake counties.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 this day for fire weather zones 619-625, or for nearly all of southern Oregon from Lake County west...except for the coastal areas. The warning was cancelled at 17:45 PDT for all but zones 624/625, or most of Klamath and Lake counties. These two zones did get thunderstorm activity, and the lightning strikes were likely dry. Another 400 acre fire developed very quickly on this day near Medford, but it was caused by a motorhome engine fire. However, it does serve to illustrate how dry the conditions are, even west of the Cascades.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

6 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Lake

When
August 8, 3:00 PM PST to 11:00 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.

Wildfire, Douglas

When
August 8, 3:00 PM PST to 5:45 PM PST
Where
Douglas County, Countywide
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.285, -123.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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Wildfire, Curry

When
August 8, 3:00 PM PST to 5:45 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)

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Wildfire, Josephine

When
August 8, 3:00 PM PST to 5:45 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)

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Wildfire, Jackson

When
August 8, 3:00 PM PST to 5:45 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, Klamath

When
August 8, 3:00 PM PST to 11:00 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)

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What these are

Wildfire
A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

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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: 5163584, 5175638, 5175639, 5175640, 5175897, 5175898.