Wildfire — Central Douglas County, Oregon

2023-09-01 to 2023-09-26 · Central Douglas County, Oregon

Event narrative

The Tyee Ridge Complex was started by lightning around 812 PM PST on 8/24. It is located 10 miles west of Sutherlin. It involves 10 wildfires. As of the last report at 530 AM PST on 09/26, it had burned 7,946 acres, was 100% contained, no structures had been destroyed, and it had cost $44.2M. Numerous homes were threatened, evacuations took place, and there were road closures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1127939. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.