Weather Warning

This warning affects:Central Siskiyou County Including Shasta Valley, Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest, Modoc County Except for the Surprise Valley, Siskiyou County from the Cascade Mountains East and South to Mt Shasta, South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties, Southern Oregon Cascades and Umpqua National Forest.

Red Flag Warning for Central Siskiyou County Including Shasta Valley, Siskiyou County from the Cascade Mountains East and South to Mt Shasta, Modoc County Except for the Surprise Valley, Umpqua National Forest, Southern Oregon Cascades, and 2 more locations

  • Issued by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

AREAS AFFECTED : CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY; SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA; MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY; UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST; SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES; KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST; SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES

* IMPACTS...Abundant lightning on dry fuels resulting in the 
potential for numerous new fire starts. 
 
* AFFECTED AREA...In California, Fire weather zones 281, 284, 
and 285, and in Oregon, Fire weather zones 617, 623, 624, and 
625. 
 
* THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered thunderstorms with abundant 
lightning expected. Storms are likely to be wet, but lightning 
strikes outside of precipitation cores are possible, and may 
cause many new fire starts. 
 
* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusts of 35 to 50 mph could travel outward up 
to 25 miles from thunderstorm cores. 
 
* DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at 
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr