Wildfire — Cascades in Lane County, Oregon

2021-07-29 to 2021-07-31 · Cascades in Lane County, Oregon

Event narrative

The Middle Fork Complex started in the Willamette National Forest on July 29th near 43.869 latitude, -122.409 longitude. The cause of the fires is undetermined.

Wider weather episode

Upper level high pressure dominated the weather across much of the western United States resulting in warm and dry conditions stretching from June into July.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 972754. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.