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The snowstorm unloaded 10.8 inches of snow across the city on Wednesday, making Feb. 22 the second-snowiest day in Portland history, only behind the 14.4 inches that fell on Jan. 21, 1943.
Oregon has already burned more acres than all of 2023 and almost 2022. Oregon has burned a whopping 434,821 acres in 30 large wildfires already this season, in addition to issuing 88 evacuation ...
As of Thursday morning, Oregon has 38 large uncontrolled wildfires burning a total of 950,000 acres, already the most since 2020 with two months of fire season remaining.
All Oregon Department of Forestry districts declared the beginning of fire season by July 1. [5] The Northwest Coordination Center upgraded the region's preparedness level (referring to the availability of firefighting resources) from PL 1 to PL 2 on July 3, PL 3 on July 23, PL 4 on August 12, and PL5—the highest level—on August 19.
The 2020 Oregon wildfire season was the most destructive on record in the state of Oregon. The season is a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season. The fires killed at least 11 people, burned more than 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) of land, and destroyed thousands of homes. [2]
More than 1,000 fires had burned at least 518,303 acres (209,750 ha) across the state as of July 21, 2021. [3] [4] [5] As of August 1, it was expected that the fires might not be contained for months. [6] The wildfire season in Oregon experienced an early start due to an abnormally dry spring coupled with low snowpack levels amid an ongoing ...
A slight respite from hot, dry weather Monday slowed the hunger for acreage among Oregon's eight major wildfires, but an ominous forecast loomed as the state welcomed outside help.
The 2024 Oregon wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Oregon. Predictions for the 2024 fire season made by the National Interagency Fire Center forecasted above average wildfire potential in the southeastern portion of the state and average wildfire potential throughout the rest of Oregon. [4]