August 18, 2022 4:20 a.m.

A storm passing through the region lit up the skies Wednesday night around Douglas County, leading to some unique conditions.

The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for the Umpqua Basin at around 7:00 p.m. as the storm moved north from the Rogue Valley, reaching the Roseburg area at approximately 8:00 p.m. Forecasters told News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN that temperatures varied widely. From around 8:40 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. the mercury registered 93 degrees at the Roseburg Regional Airport, before dropping to 84 degrees for a time. By 9:30 p.m. temperatures were back up to the low 90s in Roseburg. At 3:00 a.m. Thursday it was 82 degrees in Roseburg but the temperature was down to 77 degrees by 3:30 a.m.

Forecasters said the brunt of the storm was mainly along the Interstate 5 line. Scattered power outages were reported. KQEN listeners shared dozens of pictures documenting what the sky looked like in their area and what the conditions were. They can be viewed on the KQEN Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/NewsRadio1240KQEN in a post that began Wednesday night at about 8:00 p.m.

Prior to the storm, Roseburg set a record high for the date Wednesday afternoon. It got to 101 degrees at the airport, making it the warmest August 17th in Roseburg’s history. Medford reached 99 degrees, which was not a record for the date. A revised forecast shows Roseburg slated to reach 99 degrees on Thursday.