Wildfire in North Oregon Cascades, Oregon

Wildfire August 2, 2021 – August 31, 2021 · North Oregon Cascades, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

A round of lightning on August 2nd started four fires in the Mount Hood National Forest that resulted in the Janus, Kola, Ridge, and Round Lake fires. These fires became the Bull Complex. By the end of August around 19 thousand acres had burned.

The wider storm

Warm and dry conditions through July gave way to a round of thunderstorms on August 2nd over the Mount Hood National Forest which triggered some wildfires in the area. The fires became the Bull Complex and continued into September.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 972555. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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