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Wildfire in Siskiyou Mountains & Southern Oregon Cascades, Oregon

Wildfire August 9, 2019 – August 19, 2019 · Siskiyou Mountains & Southern Oregon Cascades, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

The lightning caused Ward Fire started early on the afternoon of 08/09/19. The fire rapidly spread by running and spotting, aided by topography and winds. As of the last report at 0430 PDT on 08/19/19, the fire covered 1301 acres and was 100 percent contained. No structures were lost and 3.3 million dollars had been spent on firefighting efforts.

The wider storm

The lightning caused Ward Fire started early on the afternoon of 08/09/19. The fire rapidly spread by running and spotting, aided by topography and winds. As of the last report at 0430 PDT on 08/19/19, the fire covered 1301 acres and was 100 percent contained. No structures were lost and 3.3 million dollars had been spent on firefighting efforts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 834780. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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