Slight chance for thunderstorms through Sunday
YREKA, Calif., August 2, 2025 — After five consecutive days of thunderstorms the Klamath National Forest has detected a total of 29 lightning fires. Of those, 19 have been contained. The largest fire, the Big Cliff just west of the Russian Wilderness, was transferred to the Orleans Complex to be managed by the incident management team. Of the 29 total fires, fourteen were detected on August 2, many of which were in the Highway 96 corridor. Crews engaged in aggressive initial attack, keeping the fires small.
