Matt Hoffman

We're keeping a close eye on the thunderstorm potential for Thursday. Storms are expected to be more numerous & widespread in our region. A few storms could be strong to severe with damaging wind gusts and hail. Plus, we're concerned about critical fire weather due to lightning.

The Curry County Fair begins tomorrow in Gold Beach! Marine layer clouds and fog could be pretty stubborn for opening day with cool temperatures. Clouds and fog looking less stubborn for the last couple days of the fair. #StormTracker12 #ORwx

Tomorrow will be warmer and more seasonal. The Rogues are back home tomorrow, and the forecast looks great! While we'll stay dry in the Rogue Valley, isolated thunderstorms are possible along and east of the Cascades and down in N. California tomorrow afternoon/evening.

We saw plenty of clouds in the Rogue Valley this morning with a brighter and breezy afternoon. High temperatures this afternoon are looking to be a good 10 degrees or more below average for this time of the year. 📸: Will Jefferson

It was a beautiful weekend to be up at Crater Lake! Check out the blue skies and blue water captured on Saturday below. Amazing! #ORwx 📸: Steven Kratka

New Evacuation Orders (GO NOW!) have been issued for zones SIS-1802 & SIS-1903 due to the Butler Fire. Evacuation Warnings have been issued for zones SIS-1907 & SIS-1803-B.

The Thunderbirds were amazing yesterday! What a show! #WingsandEaglesAirshow

WILDFIRE EMERGENCY: The fire has reached Knownothing Creek Rd. The Sheriff's Office says if you're west of Knownothing Creek Rd, evacuate up Forks of Salmon w/ group going back up Sawyers Bar Road. If you are east of Knownothing Creek Rd, use Cecilville/Callahan Rd to evacuate.

The Butler Fire is now over 12,000 acres with the community of Forks of Salmon threatened by multiple spot fires tonight. An Evacuation Order (GO NOW!) remains in place for Forks of Salmon. bit.ly/3GTSkOe

The weekend is here, and there's plenty of events going on in our region, including the Jackson County Fair in Central Point and the Wings & Eagles Airshow in Klamath Falls. Tune into NewsWach 12 @ 11 p.m. for all details on your weekend forecast and what to expect with smoke.

The Board Shanty Fire is now up over 400 acres south of Grants Pass. Level 2 and Level 1 Evacuations remain in place. Firefighters successfully held the fire north of Board Shanty Creek and were able to build hand and bulldozer containment lines along the majority of the fire.

If you missed us this morning, don’t worry! Samantha and I are back tonight at the fair 🎡 Check us out on-air at 6 p.m.

Smoke from the Board Shanty Fire is traveling east right into much of the Rogue Valley around Medford with air quality down to unhealthy for sensitive groups. As winds pick up and shift we could see some improvements with smoke and AQ into this evening. More details starting @ 4.

Level 2 (BE SET) Evacuation at the Board Shanty Fire is now in place for zone JCU-448-A. More information can be found here ---> kdrv.com/news/firewatch…

The Board Shanty Fire is up to 340 acres this morning south of Grants Pass. Fire crews will face more hot, dry & breezy conditions today. ODF says they plan to heavily use aircraft to fight this fire. More details & a look at the latest evacuations below. kdrv.com/news/firewatch…

Check out this epic video from the U.S. Navy’s West Coast Rhino Demo Team flying their F/A-18E/F Super Hornets over Crater Lake yesterday! They’ll be performing this weekend at the Wings & Eagles Airshow in Klamath Falls. 📹: Rob Dolan

New Evacuation Orders (GO NOW!) for Zones SIS-1710 and SIS-1808 have been issued for the Butler Fire in Siskiyou County. Evacuation Warnings have been issued for zones SIS-1712, SAW-1713 and SIS-1811 bit.ly/40lBXAM

A smoky sunset in Medford, but the good news is the amount of smoke doesn't look as impressive as earlier. I'll have air quality and fire updates on NewsWatch 12 @ 11 p.m.