Holding the Cedar Creek Fire, Sept. 9, 2022. / Image via / centraloregondaily.com
Strong easterly winds have pushed the Cedar Creek fire east of Oakridge, Oregon an additional 18,700 acres since Friday. The fire is expected to move west down the Hwy. 58 corridor, with estimates ranging from 5-10 additional miles.
The cities of Oakridge and Westfir have been fully evacuated.
A Facebook post from Oakridge from Saturday morning 9/10/22.
A strong area of low pressure along the Oregon coast is causing a Red Flag Warning, bringing with it moderate to strong east winds. Along with with critically dry
conditions in northwest Oregon and southwest Washington, these unstable weather patterns
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