Wildfire, Curry
- When
- October 3, 7:30 AM PST to October 5, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Curry County, Countywide
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.467, -124.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
See below.
Wildfire in Oregon, October 3 to 5, 2000
Due to a forecast offshore wind event, a Red Flag Warning was issued for fire weather zone 618 at 0730 PDT on 10/03. The warning area was expanded to include zones 619 and western 620 at 1500 PDT on 10/03.
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.
Due to a forecast offshore wind event, a Red Flag Warning was issued for fire weather zone 618 at 0730 PDT on 10/03. The warning area was expanded to include zones 619 and western 620 at 1500 PDT on 10/03. The offshore event did occur, and it lasted for two nights. Verifying winds (20 mph or greater) were reported on the morning of 10/03 and 10/04 at Red Mound RAWS (zone 618) and on the morning of 10/04 and 10/05 at Onion Mountain RAWS (zone 620). There were several other reports that just missed meeting the criteria, and overnight humidity recoveries were poor. Overall, this warning verified well, even though it was a relatively moderate offshore wind event.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Wildfire, Josephine
- When
- October 3, 3:00 PM PST to October 5, 8:00 AM 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.
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
- Flooding in Florida, October 3 to 4, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Illinois, October 3, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 3, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, October 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 3, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, October 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, October 3, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, October 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, October 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, October 3, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, October 3, 2000
More
Every storm in Oregon in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, October 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: 5157714, 5157715.