Central & Eastern Lake County storm history

Snow covered road conditions were considered a primary contributor to a head-on collision on Highway 20 at milepost 80 in northern Lake County. The collision resulted in one fatality. Estimated snowfall in the previous 12 hours of 2 to 4 inches would be representative of Advisory…

Icy roads were blamed for a major automotive accident that killed two people.

A strong cold front delivered high winds to central and eastern Lake County. Summer Lake recorded southwest winds that reached peak strength of 38 mph with gusts to 68 mph. Rock Creek also recorded high southwest winds of 37 mph with gusts to 58 mph.

The Black Canyon Wildfire was discovered on July 2nd. The fire started 15 miles east of Plush in Lake County, Oregon. The fire was lightning caused. As of 530 AM PST on July 6th, it had burned 1,584 acres, was 100% contained, no structures had been destroyed, and it had cost $ 0.…

High south to southwest winds reached peak values of: 36G61 MPH at Rock Creek, 36G61 MPH at Coffee Pot Flat, 39G60 MPH at Summit, 33G66 MPH at US395 SB Valley Falls MP121, and 36G67 MPH at Summer Lake.

Peak southwest winds were recorded of 41G60 MPH at Rock Creek RAWS, and 32G63 MPH at OR Rt. 31 MP98.5 in Paisley. In addition, peak winds at Summer Lake reached 29G57 MPH.

The National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 6 to 60 inches, including 6 to 20 inches at valley locations. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 1.67 inches at Rock Creek, 1.36 inches at Coffee Pot Flat, and 1.31 inches at Summer Lake. A peak southwest wi…

Southerly winds were strong at Paisley with a peak speed measured at 34 mph gusting to 73 mph. Also, Valley Falls highway US395 at milepost 121 at 41 mph gusting to 60 mph, Coffee Pot Flat RAWS at 38 mph gusting to 60 mph, and Summer Lake at 27 mph gusting to 58 mph.

Summer Lake RAWS received downslope southwest winds which peaked at 39 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

South winds reached High Wind criteria over much of Lake County. Peak reports included: Summit RAWS at 37 mph gusting to 65 mph, Summer Lake RAWS at 39 mph gusting to 73 mph, Lakeview BLM Fuels RAWS gusting to 66 mph, Highway US20 at Bucks Creek at 37 mph gusting to 59 mph, Highw…

The Bowman Well Wildfire was discovered on September 7th at 759 AM PST. The fire was located 20 miles northeast of Silver Lake, on the Fremont-Winema National Forest in Lake County, Oregon. The fire was caused by lightning. As of 530 AM PST on September 16th, it had burned 2,853 …

The Warner Peak Wildfire was discovered on August 5th at 405 PM PST. The fire started 6 miles east of Plush, which is also 32 miles northeast of Lakeview in Lake County, Oregon. The fire was caused by lightning. As of 530 AM PST on 08/25, it had burned 65,866 acres, was 100% cont…

On 07/20/24, reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 43 to 66 degrees. Reported high temperatures ranged from 94 to 101 degrees. On 07/21/24, reported low temperatures ranged from 57 to 66 degrees. Reported high temperatures ranged from 90 to 100 degrees. On 07/22/24, …

Persistent high pressure brought excessive heat to Central and Eastern Lake County for 4 consecutive days from July 6th through July 9th, and on July 12th and 13th. Advisory conditions occurred on July 4th and 5th, and on July 10th and 11th. During the excessive heat, low tempera…

The Tucker Wildfire was discovered on June 26th at 631 PM PST. The fire started 8 miles southeast of Paisley, in the Tucker Hill area of the Lakeview BLM District. The cause of the fire is undetermined. As of 412 PM PST on 06/29, it had burned 840 acres, was 100% contained, no st…

Low temperatures recorded included: 28 at Lake County Airport in Lakeview, 31 at Christmas Valley, and 32 at Fort Rock.

Low temperatures recorded included: 23 at Fort Rock, 23 at Christmas Valley, 30 at Valley Falls, and 32 at Summer Lake.

Low temperatures recorded included: 26 at Fort Rock, 26 at Christmas Valley, 30 at Valley Falls, and 32 at Summer Lake.

National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 4 to 13 inches. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 0.29 inches at Lakeview, 0.45 inches at Christmas Valley, 0.39 inches at Fort Rock, and 0.70 inches at Summer Rim.

National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 2 to 9 inches. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 0.66 inches at Lakeview, and 0.70 inches at Summer Rim.

National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 2 to 10 inches. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 0.38 inches at Lakeview, and 0.50 inches at Summer Rim. Also, south high winds were reported at Coffee Pot Flat on 02/29 from 0244 to 0344 PST with peak speeds …

National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 3 to 15 inches at elevations above 5000 feet. Amounts were highest in the northwestern portion of the zone. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 0.40 inches at Summer Rim, and 0.44 inches at Lakeview.

Snowfall of 1 to 6 inches was accompanied by gusty southwest winds. High winds at Summer Lake RAWS on 02/05 from 0638 to 0938 PST peaked at 33 mph with gusts to 62 mph. Precipitation amounts ranged from 0.09 inches at Lakeview to 0.17 inches at Summer Lake.

Summer Lake RAWS reported high winds from 1038 to 1938 PST with a peak of 43 mph gusting to 72 mph. Summit RAWS reported high winds from 1903 to 2203 PST with a peak of 42 mph gusting to 66 mph.

National gridded snowfall analysis indicated 3 to 12 inches of accumulation. Summer Rim reported 5 inches.

A peak wind of 46 mph with gusts to 74 mph was recorded at the Summer Lake RAWS at 2338 PST on 1/11. Also, a peak of 42 mph with gusts to 61 mph at 2103 PST at the Summit RAWS.

National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 1 to 8 inches. This includes a Snotel report of 3 inches at Summer Rim.

The Summer Lake RAWS reported 2 hours of high winds with a peak of 37 mph gusting to 60 mph.

Low temperatures ranged from 24 to 33. It was the first widespread hard freeze of the season.

Freezing low temperatures in central and eastern Lake County included: Lake County Airport 30, US20 at Buck Creek 28, Fort Rock 31, Christmas Valley 25, and Valley Falls 31.

Freezing low temperatures in central and eastern Lake County included: Lake County Airport 32, CW2849 Lakeview 31, US20 at Buck Creek 30, Fort Rock 27, Christmas Valley 29, and Valley Falls 32.

Summer Lake RAWS intermittently reported high southwest winds with a peak of 39 MPH gusting to 63 MPH. Similarly, the FW5687 Summer Lake CWOP site reported peak winds of 43 MPH gusting to 65 MPH.

National gridded snowfall analysis indicated 2 to 11 inches of snow.

Alkali Lake US route 395 MP50.4 reported a 60 mph gust on 1/5 at 312 am. Secondary peak of 56 mph on 1/4 at 902 pm. Also, peak gust of 55 mph at Summer Lake on 1/5 at 838 am.

Summer Lake reported peak winds of 46 mph with gusts to 71 mph on 12/27 at 1238. Coffee Pot reported peak winds of 40 mph with gusts to 63 mph on 12/26 at 1944.

Summit RAWS reported 44 MPH with a gust of 65 MPH at 0633 on 12/10. Also, Valley Falls MP121 at 39 MPH with a gust of 62 MPH at 0510. Paisley with a gust of 58 MPH at 0050. Christmas Valley 38 MPH with a gust of 58 MPH at 0530.

The Summit RAWS recorded a gust to 60 mph at 06/2203 PST.

The Summer Lake RAWS recorded several gusts exceeding 57 mph during this interval, mostly toward the end of the time period. The peak gust was 66 mph recorded at 06/0738 PST.

Reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 29 to 42 degrees.

Reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 26 to 37 degrees.

Reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 24 to 33 degrees.

Reported low temperatures in this zone ranged from 27 to 37 degrees.

A CWOP at Summer Lake recorded several gusts exceeding 57 mph during this interval. The peak gust was 63 mph, recorded at 28/2245 PST and 29/0200 PST. The Summer Lake RAWS recorded a gust to 62 mph at 28/2338 PST and a gust to 60 mph at 29/0038 PST.

The Summer Lake RAWS recorded a gust to 58 mph at 18/1638 PST.

The Summit RAWS recorded a gust to 58 mph at 06/2203 PDT. A CWOP at Summer Lake recorded a gust to 60 mph at 07/0400 PDT and a gust to 58 mph at 07/0415 PDT.

The Coffee Pot Flat RAWS recorded a gust to 59 mph at 05/0944 PDT. The ODOT sensor on US395 at Alkali Lake recorded a gust to 58 mph at 05/1131 PDT.

The Coffee Pot Flat RAWS recorded a gust to 67 mph at 18/1344 PST and a gust to 63 mph at 18/1444 PST. The ODOT sensor on US Highway 395 at Valley Falls recorded many gusts exceeding 57 mph between 18/1140 PST and 18/1441 PST. The peak gust was 59 mph recorded at 18/1325 PST and …

The ODOT sensor on Oregon Highway 140 at Adel recorded a gust to 58 mph at 11/0829 PST.

The Coffee Pot Flat RAWS recorded a gust to 59 mph at 04/1044 PST. A CWOP at Summer Lake RAWS recorded many gusts exceeding 57 mph between 04/0001 PST and 04/0315 PST. The peak gust was 65 mph, recorded at 04/0045 PST and 04/0245 PST. Later on, a gust to 58 mph was recorded at 04…

The ODOT sensor on US395 at Valley Falls recorded gust to 58 mph at 12/1404 PST and 12/1544 PST. A CWOP at Summer Lake recorded several gusts exceeding 57 mph between 13/0516 PST and 13/0845 PST. The peak gust was 65 mph recorded at 13/0830 PST. The Summer Lake RAWS recorded a gu…