Fire, Weather & Avalanche Center

01/08/2024

Travel across the Pacific NW will be difficult to impossible in the next several days. Winds gusting up to 60 mph combined with heavy snowfall has led to Blizzard Warnings and Winter Weather advisories/warnings. Forecasts indicate 1-4 feet of snow is likely in the Cascades, with locally higher amounts. Check with your local National Weather Service for specific details:

• US National Weather Service Pendleton Oregon
• US National Weather Service Portland Oregon
• US National Weather Service Seattle Washington
• US National Weather Service Medford Oregon
• US National Weather Service Spokane Washington

08/18/2023

WILDFIRE MAP Update:
Many of you have been reaching out to us about issues with our Wildfire Map and Android app. We have been investigating those issues and working towards a solution. Today, we have released an update to both our Android and web apps to resolve errors with our services. The Android update will be available in the Google Play Store within the next few days. If you're still having issues, please reach out to us. Thanks for all the continued support for FWAC!

07/04/2023

Some footage of the Tunnel Five Fire 4.2 miles NNW of Hood River, OR in Washington state.

02/23/2023

Here's a look at our Travel SnøStorm Dashboards this morning. As you can tell, most of the West is being impacted by winter conditions, with many roads having packed snow (red lines). Several highways on the Oregon Coast are closed due to falling trees and over a dozen roads are closed in Wyoming due to zero-visibility conditions. Further details on our website: https://www.fireweatheravalanche.org/winter/snostorm/road-weather-conditions

01/01/2023

Happy New Years to everyone! In 2022, our Wildfire Map, SnøStorm Dashboards, and other online products served 3.2 million people (20% more than 2021). We're looking forward to another successful year! Throwback to our top post in 2022: a ~100 vehicle pile up in Northeast Oregon.

11/04/2022

Apparently we have decided to skip fall and go straight from summer to winter. October was one of the warmest on record! But now, snow is falling across the West. Before traveling (especially with Thanksgiving coming up), make sure you check road conditions on our SnøStorm Dashboards. You can also find current weather, freezing levels, webcams, and more. https://www.fireweatheravalanche.org/winter/snostorm/road-weather-conditions

10/20/2022

A robust cold front will move across the West tomorrow, continuing east on Saturday, causing temperatures to plummet. Lots of moisture will come with this frontal passage, so expect to see snow this weekend above 4000 ft (on average, depending on location). Temperatures could be 10-20° colder than it has been, or 50° colder like it will be in West Yellowstone on Sunday night.

10/16/2022

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09/23/2022

Yesterday morning in Oregon ❄️🌨️

Welcome to the 🍂🍃🍁. Check out the view from Steens Mountain in Oregon (9741ft). The clouds deposited some rime and snow this morning!

09/09/2022

Weather forecast models are advertising "a highly anomalous wind event...expected beginning as early as mid-morning Friday morning." Wind speeds could be up to 55 mph and with low humidity and dry fuels, fire weather is a major concern. Power companies in Western Oregon have stated they may have to turn power off.

Oregonians should prepare for evacuations and power outages as hot temperatures and strong winds increase the fire risk.

09/04/2022

The was mapped at 38,538 acres this afternoon; the result of erratic fire behavior in the last couple days. Full details ➡️ https://www.fireweatheravalanche.org/wildfire/incident/299620/oregon/double-creek-fire

The Wallowa County Sheriff's Office issued an updated evacuation notice for the Double Creek Fire today, September 4th. The updated notice is as follows:

Fire Evacuation – Sunday, September 4, 2022
Double Creek Fire

Level 1 – Be Ready to Leave: Freezeout south to Pallete Ranch & Imnaha River Woods

Level 2 – Get Set to Leave: Imnaha north to Fence Creek including lands east to Lightning Creek

Level 3 – Go – Evacuate the Area: Town of Imnaha and south to Freezeout and Freezeout Rd

Upper Imnaha Rd closed.

Hat Point Rd is closed due to fire across the road. No access will be granted to the area.

FS 39 Rd is closed

These are the recommendations as of 10:00 am on September 4, 2022

Sheriff Joel Fish

08/29/2022

The Rum Creek Fire, 16 miles NW of Grants Pass, OR, started August 17th around 12pm from a lightning strike. It is currently around 9,500 acres this evening. Josephine County Sheriff's Office has issued several evacuations in the area and ODF's Type II Team 1 has joined NW13 IMT, and Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal in unified command. We have added a layer for evacuations to our Wildfire Map (under "planning tools") so you can see the evacuations in detail. More details at www.fireweatheravalanche.org/fire.