Wildfire — North Oregon Cascades, Oregon

2021-09-01 to 2021-09-30 · North Oregon Cascades, Oregon

Event narrative

The wildfire continue through September with about 31 thousand acres burned. By the end of the month fire suppression activities were turned over to a local team.

Wider weather episode

The Middle Fork Complex started in late July in the Willamette National Forest and continued through September. Warm and dry conditions gradually gave way to cooler and wetter weather in the second half of the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 978501. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.