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A high-significance wildfire began in Franklin, Washington on June 14, 2026, posing fire damage risk to homes in the area.
Overview written from official NASA EONET data.
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- Wildfires
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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- Forecast discussion NWS PDT
Area Forecast Discussion
Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms possible this afternoon across central Oregon and eastern mountains, with above-normal temperatures and dry conditions otherwise persisting.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pendleton OR 338 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorm chances this afternoon across central OR and the eastern mountains, with chances spreading to north central OR and south central WA Sunday
- Above normal temperatures with dry conditions will persist into early next week
- Uncertainty remains around synoptic pattern Thursday into early next week
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.DISCUSSION...Today through Wednesday: Satellite imagery tonight shows increasing mid to upper level cloud cover east of the Cascade crest, with radar imagery showing light to moderate returns pushing across east central OR. This activity is associated with a shortwave impulse currently over southeast OR, and is anticipated to push north along the OR/ID border then rotate northwest into ID/MT early in the afternoon. Showers associated with this impulse will be focused along the Southern Blues into Wallowa county throughout this morning, with shower activity waning mid to late afternoon. A secondary impulse riding up the south-southwest flow aloft will produce another round of shower activity across cent…
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Juniper Dunes Fire in Franklin County 100% contained after burning 13,003 acres | News | nbcrightnow.com
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Juniper Dunes fire grows to 10,000+ acres. Fire burning into wilderness area
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Juniper Dunes Fire grows to 10,577 acres, Juniper Dunes closed
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Update: Fire burning near Juniper Dunes Wilderness in Franklin County grows
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.