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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 02 > Lightning brings fires, outages

Lightning brings fires, outages

Area estimates range from 550 to 1,600 strikes

By Sheila G. Miller / The Bulletin
August 2, 2009

The thunder and lightning that moved through the region Saturday caused dozens of small fires and left thousands temporarily without power.

Doug Weber, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pendleton, said about 550 lightning strikes hit Central Oregon between 5 p.m. and 7:30....

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