Wildfire, Lake
- When
- July 14, 12:45 PM PST to July 15, 6:20 AM 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 in Oregon, July 14 to 15, 2000
A Red Flag Warning was issued for the southeast portion of fire weather zone 625 (southeast Lake County) for gusty winds and low humidities. A survey of the four RAWS stations in the area indicated that southwest to west winds 15 to 20 mph combined with single digit humidities was widespread between 1400 PDT and 2100 PDT.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
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 the southeast portion of fire weather zone 625 (southeast Lake County) for gusty winds and low humidities. A survey of the four RAWS stations in the area indicated that southwest to west winds 15 to 20 mph combined with single digit humidities was widespread between 1400 PDT and 2100 PDT. The winds decreased around 2100 PDT and the humidities recovered to the 50-70% range much later that night. So...it looks like the Red Flag was a good call for a short period of time.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Heat in Louisiana, July 14 to 22, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, July 14 to 16, 2000
- Heat in Alabama, July 14 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Maryland, July 14 to 15, 2000
- Heat in Mississippi, July 14, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, July 14, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in New York, July 14, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 14, 2000
- Tornado in Kentucky, July 14, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 14, 2000
- Wildfire and Hail in South Dakota, July 14, 2000
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, July 14, 2000
More
Every storm in Oregon in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, July 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: 5153705.