Elevated North America

NWS / NOAA weather: Red Flag Warning issued July 21 at 4:43PM PDT until July 22 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR

* AFFECTED AREA...Areas in southern Oregon along and east of the
Cascades and along the western foothills and slopes of the
Cascades, including Fire Weather Zones 617...622...623...624 and
625.

* THUNDERSTORMS...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.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...Isolated gusts up to 45 mph.

* DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at
https://weather.gov/wrh/hazards?wfo=mfr

Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
1556th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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