Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued July 22 at 1:07AM PDT until July 22 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 22, 2026 - 1:07am
Expires:
July 22, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 624 AND 625...
The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Fire Weather
Watch, which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Saturday
evening.
* RED FLAG WARNING AFFECTED AREA...Areas in southern Oregon along
and east of the Cascades, but primarily north and east of a line
from Chiloquin and Sprague River to Lakeview in Fire Weather
Zones 624 and 625.
* THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...Moving roughly north to northeast around
20 mph. Storm mode will be mostly wet thunderstorms, but dry
lightning strikes can occur outside of wet cores. Some of the
stronger storms will contain hail.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...Isolated gusts up to 45 mph.
* FIRE WEATHER WATCH AFFECTED AREA...Nearly all areas east of the
Cascades in Fire Weather Zones 624 and 625.
* WINDS...Southwest to west 10 to 20 mph with gusts 30 to 40 mph
both Friday and Saturday afternoon and evening.
* MINIMUM HUMIDITY...5 to 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
* DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at
https://weather.gov/wrh/hazards?wfo=mfr
Instruction:
Follow all fire restrictions. You can find your county's
emergency sign up form as well as links to fire restrictions at
weather.gov/medford/wildfire. One less spark, one less wildfire.
Area Description:
Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest; South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties
Forcast Office:
NWS Medford OR
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