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Drought makes Oregon fires grow larger, faster. The latest on wildfires

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 11d ago
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11d ago As drought grips Oregon, some water-use restrictions are possible By Leo Brown -2.5
11d ago Wildfires are becoming larger and more destructive across North America from California to Oregon, from British Columbia to Alberta, from Maine to the Arctic. They are fueled by a combination of cl… -5.0
11d ago Me, for the sixth year in a row looking at more drought conditions and forecast of t-storms: "Oh yay. Wildfires." "Six significant fires were started on July 15 and July 16 in northeastern Oregon"… -4.5
11d ago A major new wildfire outbreak is now underway across interior Pacific Northwest, with dozens (or more) new wildfires already popping up in eastern Oregon & Washington following tens of thousands of… -6.5
12d ago There was a lot of thunderstorm movement overnight in Oregon/Washington. Quite a few fires have popped up east of the Cascades and all of Eastern WA is under a red flag warning today. -4.0
12d ago This was our air quality in Oregon when wildfires were burning nearby, in the daylight. This administration has cut our wildfire fighting ability making this my future in a state covered with fores… -6.0
12d ago Many new wildfire starts, especially in the Cascades and Blue Mountains of Oregon, thanks to a dry thunderstorm outbreak yesterday and overnight. #ORfire #ORwx #WAfire #WAwx -4.5
12d ago So the east coast is under a blanket of smoke and over here in Oregon I was woken up at 6 am by a thunderstorm??? In case yall didn’t know… the PNW is not supposed to get thunder storms… -0.5
12d ago It’s crazy that nw Oregon thunderstorms usually just boil down to boom boom flash flash, have a nice day while other areas get CRAZY storms. I remember even once camping over near Sisters and there… -2.0
12d ago Wildfire Evacuation Orders Escalate in Oregon and Minnesota as Extreme Heat Fuels Rapid Blazes #wildfire #evacuation #orders #BreakingNewsUSA Full story: https://jqjo.com/article/mc2vcu39 -5.0
12d ago Wildfire Evacuation Orders Escalate in Oregon and Minnesota as Extreme Heat Fuels Rapid Blazes #wildfire #evacuation #orders #BreakingNewsUSA Full story: https://jqjo.com/article/r2ljbxg7 -5.0
12d ago Wildfire Evacuation Orders Escalate in Oregon and Minnesota as Extreme Heat Fuels Rapid Blazes #wildfire #evacuation #orders #BreakingNewsUSA Full story: https://jqjo.com/article/0dust0xt -5.0
12d ago Wildfire Evacuation Orders Escalate in Oregon and Minnesota as Extreme Heat Fuels Rapid Blazes UNITED STATES – Extreme fire weather driven by historic drought, record-low winter snowpack, and dry … -4.0
12d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MORROW AND SOUTHEASTERN GILLIAM COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM PDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.50 IN] for Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Sout… -4.5
12d ago I recognize that sky, we see it in Oregon during fire season. It’s awful. I’m sorry you are experiencing this now. Drought is everywhere now, it seems. -3.0
12d ago PDT issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SHERMAN AND SOUTHEASTERN WASCO COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM PDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.75 IN] for North Central Oregon [OR] a... at Wed, 15 Ju… -2.5
12d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SHERMAN AND SOUTHEASTERN WASCO COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM PDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.75 IN] for North Central Oregon [OR] Link -5.2
12d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CLACKAMAS [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.50 IN] for Central Columbia River Gorge I-84 Corridor, Clackamas County Cascade Foothills, North Oregon Cascades, Upp… -4.5
13d ago PDT issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL WASCO COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM PDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.50 IN] for Central Oregon, North Ce... at Wed, 15 Ju… -3.5
13d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL WASCO COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM PDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.50 IN] for Central Oregon, North Central Oregon [OR] Link -1.5
13d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN CLACKAMAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL HOOD RIVER COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM PDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.50 IN] for Clackamas County Cascade Foothills, North Oregon Casca… -1.5
13d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL CLACKAMAS [wind: <30 MPH, hail: 0.50 IN] for Cascade Foothills of Marion and Linn Counties, Cascades of Marion and Linn Counties, North Oregon Cascad… -3.0
13d ago Here’s to hoping those thunderstorms over the Cascades in Oregon last and make it into the valley! I would LOVE a thunderstorm even though the huskies would rather disown me. I miss thunderstorms… +6.0

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T2 Drought makes Oregon fires grow larger, faster. The latest on wildfires weather_drought yahoo.com alarming, dire, urgent
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T3 What Oregon's wildfire history can teach us about today's fire season weather_forecast kval.com reflective, instructive, cautionary
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T3 What Oregon's wildfire history can teach us about today's fire season weather_impact katu.com cautionary, instructive, sobering
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T3 What Oregon's wildfire history can teach us about today's fire season weather_forecast kcby.com instructive, cautionary, reflective
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T3 What Oregon's wildfire history can teach us about today's fire season weather_forecast nbc16.com reflective, informative, cautionary
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T3 What Oregon's wildfire history can teach us about today's fire season weather_forecast kpic.com reflective, informative, cautious
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T3 Oregon wildfires explode with no signs of slowing down 📄 weather_impact ijpr.org raging, relentless, destructive
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