Lightning strikes in Oregon by county
The detection network has located 484 lightning strikes in Oregon since the archive began, including 484 in the last 7 days. The table counts every strike the network placed inside a county boundary.
| # | County | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker County | 107 | 107 | 22.1% |
| 2 | Lake County | 87 | 87 | 18.0% |
| 3 | Grant County | 70 | 70 | 14.5% |
| 4 | Malheur County | 49 | 49 | 10.1% |
| 5 | Harney County | 49 | 49 | 10.1% |
| 6 | Wallowa County | 36 | 36 | 7.4% |
| 7 | Klamath County | 34 | 34 | 7.0% |
| 8 | Deschutes County | 28 | 28 | 5.8% |
| 9 | Crook County | 15 | 15 | 3.1% |
| 10 | Wheeler County | 5 | 5 | 1.0% |
| 11 | Union County | 1 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Linn County | 1 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Jefferson County | 1 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Umatilla County | 1 | 1 | 0.2% |
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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