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Wildfire in East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Oregon
Wildfire September 1, 2020 – September 30, 2020 · East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Oregon
What the National Weather Service wrote
Narrative was pulled from InciWEB site. Lightning sparked the Lionshead Fire, which began August 16, 2020, in Lionshead Canyon on the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation approximately 14 miles west of the Warm Springs community. An historic windstorm arrived in the area on Monday, September 7, rapidly spreading the fire west onto the Willamette, Deschutes and Mt. Hood National Forests. The Lionshead Fire has heavily impacted several communities in the Santiam drainage and Breitenbush area, including the loss of 264 resident homes in Detroit. Highly valued natural and cultural resources were also threatened.
The wider storm
The Lionshead fire continued in earnest through September near Warm Springs, Oregon.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 915322. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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