Wildfire — Central Oregon, Oregon

2018-07-01 to 2018-07-04 · Central Oregon, Oregon

Event narrative

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Wider weather episode

The lightning-caused Graham Fire was reported early in the afternoon on Thursday, June 21, 2018, burning four miles south of the Metolius River arm of Lake Billy Chinook, near Culver, in Jefferson county Oregon. The fire burned primarily on private land protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry and Lake Chinook Fire and Rescue. Numerous homes were threatened in the Three Rivers Subdivision and evacuations were issued.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 763850. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.