The Dexes / Wildfire (Storm Events) / 1136321
Eventdex · Wildfire (Storm Events)
DEL NORTE INTERIOR
1136321
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 1,136,321 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 185,328 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2023-08-15T13:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2023-09-01T07:59:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | CALIFORNIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | DEL NORTE INTERIOR |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 23 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 2.30M |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Park/Forest Service |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Lingering moisture from a dissipated tropical system brought dry thunderstorms to Northwest California from the evening of August 14th through the morning of August 15th. Over 1,000 lightning strikes occurred in 24 hours with numerous new wildfires across the region. The Smith River Complex in Del Norte County developed into the most notable fire causing power outages to all of Del Norte County and the closure of a U.S. highway for several weeks. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Dry thunderstorms produced numerous lightning strikes across the Six Rivers National Forest. Twenty-seven fires developed within the Gasquet Ranger District creating the Smith River Complex. The complex grew in size rapidly in the first couple of weeks of the fire, jumping U.S. highway 199 causing it's closure for 3 weeks and resulting in the evacuation of the town of Gasquet. The fire also destroyed the high tension powerlines powering all of Del Norte County. The county was completely without power through August 25th when generators were installed to power the community. Main transmission lines were not repaired until September 10th when full power was restored. The fire continued to burn through September into October with fewer impacts to the community with a total of 95,000 acres burned plus 2 residences and 3 minor structures destroyed. |
| Yearyear | 2,023 |
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