Wildfire — North Central Oregon, Oregon

2018-07-01 to 2018-07-06 · North Central Oregon, Oregon

Event narrative

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Wider weather episode

The Jack Knife Fire was reported on June 22, 08:11 a.m. after a storm brought patchy rain and lightning to North-Central Oregon. The fire was burning in heavy sage brush and grass, with scattered juniper. The fire area is located in remote and rugged terrain within the Lower John Day Wilderness Study Area in Sherman county Oregon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 763900. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.