Wildfire in Curry County, Oregon
Wildfire August 7, 2002 – August 10, 2002 · Curry County, Oregon
What the National Weather Service wrote
See below.
The wider storm
A Red Flag Warning was issued at the above times for fire weather zones 618/619/620/621 for forecast poor relative humidity recoveries. Major wildfires were ongoing in the warning area. The warning was not really countywide for Coos (extreme southern portion only) or Jackson (western portion only) counties...but it did include all of Curry and Josephine counties. This warning verified all three nights at the Red Mound RAWS, a critical station near the fires in Zone 618, but not at other RAWS in the remaining zones. Still, given the critical situation, this warning was likely warranted, as field conditions were at historically dry levels.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5309725. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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