Lightning strikes in Oregon by county

The detection network has located 501 lightning strikes in Oregon since the archive began, including 501 in the last 7 days. The table counts every strike the network placed inside a county boundary.

#CountyStrikesLast 7 daysShare
1Baker County11411422.8%
2Lake County878717.4%
3Grant County707014.0%
4Malheur County575711.4%
5Harney County49499.8%
6Wallowa County36367.2%
7Klamath County34346.8%
8Deschutes County28285.6%
9Crook County17173.4%
10Wheeler County551.0%
11Union County110.2%
12Linn County110.2%
13Jefferson County110.2%
14Umatilla County110.2%

Strike positions carry the network's mean location error of about 5.6 km, so strikes near a county line can be filed one county over. Method and caveats are on the data hub; the full state table is on the United States page.

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