Wildfire, Klamath
- When
- July 17, 7:15 AM PST to 11:05 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, July 17, 2000
A Red Flag Warning was issued for expected dry lightning in fire weather zones 624/625 at the above listed dates and times. Thunderstorms did occur during the warning period, but it appears likely that they were wet.
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 expected dry lightning in fire weather zones 624/625 at the above listed dates and times. Thunderstorms did occur during the warning period, but it appears likely that they were wet. However, no verifying reports were received.
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
- July 17, 7:15 AM PST to 11:05 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
- Heat in Mississippi, July 17, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 17, 2000
- Flood in Maine, July 17, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, July 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 17, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 17 to 18, 2000
- Hail in New Mexico, July 17, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 17, 2000
- Hail in Colorado, July 17, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 17 to 19, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 17, 2000
- Wildfire in Washington, July 17, 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: 5153706, 5153707.