Evacuations issued during this event
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-UMA-UMC-213-DFire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-UMA-UMC-215-CFire issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-UMA-UMC-071-ELower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-UMA-UMC-071-BLower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-UMA-UMC-071-FLower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-UMA-UMC-071-ALower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-UMA-UMC-117-CLower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-UMA-UMC-117-DLower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-UMA-WEW-115Lower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation warningUS-OR-UMA-UMC-117-ELower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-UMA-UMC-117-BLower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- Evacuation advisoryUS-OR-UMA-UMC-151-ALower Dry Creek issued · alert expired
- +10 more zones in effect
Historical record from Oregon OEM — alert times shown are when each WEA message was issued and expired; the evacuation itself may have remained in force longer (lift times aren't published to IPAWS).
This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
A high-significance wildfire began in Umatilla, Oregon on June 16, 2026, posing a direct fire threat to homes in the affected area.
Overview written from official NASA EONET data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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- Forecast discussion NWS PDT
Area Forecast Discussion
Isolated thunderstorms likely over the Blue Mountains this afternoon and evening, capable of producing strong gusty winds and hail.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pendleton OR 345 PM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026
.KEY MESSAGES... - Isolated thunderstorms over the Blue Mountains and their adjoining foothills this afternoon and evening. The environment is supportive of isolated strong to severe storms, capable of producing gusty outflow winds and hail.
- Breezy to windy this afternoon and evening, then breezy Friday.
- Predominantly above-normal temperatures likely (50-80% confidence) to persist through next week.
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.DISCUSSION... Water vapor imagery shows a deep closed low churning offshore in the vicinity of 45.6N, 126.5W this afternoon. Meanwhile, a broad ridge of high pressure is located over the western CONUS, leading to southerly to southwesterly winds aloft over the forecast area. Monsoonal moisture from the Southwest is still present over the region with RAP-based Mesoanalysis suggesting PWATs of 1-1.2" over the Blue Mountains and their adjoining foothills. Coupled with ample surface moisture (dew points in the upper 40s to lower 60s from surface observations), sufficiently steep mid-level (700-500 mb) lapse rates of 7-8 C/km, and modest synoptic-scale forcing…
- Federal declaration FEMA
Fire Management Assistance declaration: LOWER DRY CREEK FIRE (Oregon)
FEMA FM-5645 — Fire, declared 2026-07-16.
- News AppleValleyNewsNow.com
Umatilla County Fire District 1 battles busy fire season while managing high EMS call volume
- News Nonstop Local News
North Cayuse Fire east of Pendleton estimated to be 2,300 acres
Show 8 earlier updates
- Nonstop Local News News
Evacuation notices lifted as Old Emigrant Road Fire near Pendleton hits 100% containment
- AppleValleyNewsNow.com News
- AppleValleyNewsNow.com News
- eastoregonian.com News
- East Oregonian News
- AppleValleyNewsNow.com News
Evacuations reduced to Level 1 (BE READY) for 1,500 acre Emigrant Fire southeast of Pendleton
- Statesman Journal News
Old Emigrant Fire grows in eastern Oregon, Bend under red flag warning
- Elkhorn Media Group News
Multiple agencies battle fast-moving wildfire near Pendleton
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.