The Dexes / Wildfire (Storm Events) / 919165
Eventdex · Wildfire (Storm Events)
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO WESTERN COLUSA COUNTY
919165
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| Event typeevent_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 919,165 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 152,444 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2020-08-16T08:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2020-09-01T07:59:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | CALIFORNIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO WESTERN COLUSA COUNTY |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Fire Department/Rescue |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | During mid August, moisture from tropical storm Fausto moved along the coast of southern CA and made landfall over central and northern California. This system, combined with the an oppressive high pressure system that had predominately dry air, caused widespread dry thunderstorms to develop. Thousands of lightning strikes occurred overnight, which combined with the critical dry fuels, led to massive wildfire development. The August, the North, the LNU, and SCU Complexes all started between August 15 and 17.||The August Complex is still ongoing as of October 29, is the largest fire in California history, and is spread across the county warning areas of weather forecast offices Sacramento and Eureka. One fatality and injury occurred on August 27 at the August Complex due to a vehicular accident, many structures were destroyed or damaged. ||The LNU and SCU complexes are mainly within the county warning area of weather forecast office Monterey; however, both fires spread into Sacramento's forecast area. ||The LNU Complex caused significant damage in Solano County, including 2 fatalities, the evacuation of Vacaville and Fairfield, and the closure of I-80. Yolo County was also affected by the fires and had evacuations and road closures. 3 Fatalities occurred in Napa County. It has been difficult to find detailed data, but there were 5 injuries that occurred, 4 civilian and 1 first responded. The LNU Complex finally becomes fully extinguished by October 1, 2020. ||The SCU Complex covered large swaths of land over Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Merced, and Stanislaus counties. Per the last CalFire incident update, 6 injuries occurred, 4 were first responder and 2 were civilian. The fires burned caused significant damage over the area. The SCU Complex finally becomes fully contained on October 1, 2020.||Finally, the North Complex was also started by lightning on August 17 at 8AM PST. It is still on going at the time of this preparation. Fire activity occurred for the month of August, but extreme grow of this fire would not happen until September. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | The August Complex was started by lightning on August 16 and 17, initially over the Mendocino National Forest. Since then, the fire has grown extensively and currently spans two National Weather Service county warning areas, Sacramento and Eureka. Counties that have been affected are Tehama, Glenn, Colusa, Lake, Trinity, Mendocino, and Humboldt counties. The fire is still on going and is 1,032, 648 acres, but is 93 percent contained as of October 29, 2020 when this data is being prepared. It has destroyed 54 structures and damaged 6 structures. 1 fire fighter fatality and an associated injury occurred via a vehicular accident while on the line in Eureka's forecast area. |
| Yearyear | 2,020 |
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