Smoke in the Gorge, Air Advisory and Red Flag Warning in Effect
UPDATE: September 9th, 2020 10:00 AM
Fires continue to burn in Oregon and Washington blanketing the PNW in smoke. Eastern winds will carry smoke into the Willamette Valley and new fires to the south may bring smoke into the Eastern Cascades today.
North Central Oregon remains under a Red Flag Warning until 8PM today. And an Air Quality Advisory is still in effect in the Willamette Valley.
View the PM2.5 Air Quality Index Map or check out the USFS Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program’s smoke outlook reports below.
Update on Nearby Fire Acreage:
White River Fire is at 17,500 acres.
Evans Creek Fire is at 78,000 acres.
The Lionshead Fire is at 91,000 acres.
Beachie Fire is at 132,000 acres.
NWCC September 9th, 2020 Fire Activity Report for Oregon and Washington
Updated September 8th, 2020 5:00 PM
Smoke completely covered most of Oregon and Washington today.
Easterly winds carried smoke from Lionshead, Evans Creek, White River Fires throughout the gorge, and blanketed areas local to the fire.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory on Monday for the Portland Metro area, Willamette Valley, Columbia River Gorge and Central Oregon due to smoke from wildfires in Oregon and Washington which is in effect until 5 PM PDT Tuesday September 8th, 2020.
Counties expected to be affected by the air quality advisory: Crook-Deschutes-Gilliam-Jefferson-Sherman-Wasco- Including the cities of Prineville, Post, Paulina, Bend, Redmond, Sunriver, Sisters, La Pine, Brothers, Condon, Lonerock, Arlington,
Madras, Warm Springs, Culver, Wasco, Moro, Grass Valley, The Dalles, Maupin, Shaniko, and Tygh Valley
Visit the highlighted links to see real-time air quality images and a time-lapse of today’s air quality.
A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 11 PM Tuesday September 8th, 2020, for wind and low humidity for fire weather zones: OR610, OR611, OR639, WA639, AND WA681. A Red Flag Warning warns that warm temperatures, very low humidities, and stronger winds are expected to combine to produce an increased risk of fire danger.
September 7th, 5:00 PM A smokey haze hides what would normally be a beautiful view of the gorge.
