reconnecting
Listening for events…

The Dexes / Wildfire / 378421

Eventdex · Wildfire

SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS

378421

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

event_typeWildfire
ncei_event_id378,421
episode_id63,203
begin_utc2012-06-01T07:00:00+00:00
end_utc2012-07-01T06:59:00+00:00
stateNEW MEXICO
cz_typeZ
cz_nameSOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property2.25M
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourcePark/Forest Service
episode_narrativeBy the end of June, the Whitewater/Baldy Complex continued the record for the largest wildfire in New Mexico state history. The previous record was held by the Las Conchas wildfire of 2011 at just over 156,000 acres.||On May 9th, the Baldy Fire started and on May 16, the Whitewater fire was detected. Both of these fires were started by lightning. On May 24th, strong winds allowed the Whitewater and Baldy fires to join, then becoming the Whitewater/Baldy Complex. At this time 12 structures burned in the Willow Creek subdivision. On May 26th, another bout of stronger winds led to the evacuation of Mogollon. Spotting was reported up to three-quarters of a mile within mixed conifer and ponderosa pine on the northern side of the fire, while pinon pine and juniper were more common on the southeast flank. The fire led to numerous road closures including Forest Service Road 141, Forest Service Road 28 at the Forest Service Road 94 junction, State Road 159 at Whitewater and Forest Service Road 150 at the Forest Service Road 142 junction.
event_narrativeThe Whitewater/Baldy fire consumed nearly 300,000 acres by the end of June.
year2,012

Provenance

This slot's source list is not carried on the manifest row; open the dossier below.

Storage: spine

SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS — Wildfire — TerraPulse