The Dexes / Wildfire (Storm Events) / 932308
Eventdex · Wildfire (Storm Events)
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS
932308
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| Event typeevent_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 932,308 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 154,672 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2021-01-19T22:30:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2021-01-22T20:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | CALIFORNIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Broadcast Media |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A rare winter time offshore wind event affected the Greater Bay Area in mid to late January. It was unusual given the long duration and wide areal coverage as well as the time of year. An upper level disturbance passed over the region the 17th-18th leading to a tightening offshore pressure gradient before a second and stronger disturbance the 18th-19th tightened it further. This lead to two bursts of strong offshore winds. Higher elevations across the region reported gusts between 60 and 80 mph with two sites reaching 90. Lower elevations also were notably in excess of 40 mph. These winds resulted in tree damage, downed trees, and downed powerlines causing power outages. This all led to a rare January Red Flag Warning for Monterey and San Benito counties where fuels remained dry from lack of rainfall. Roughly a dozen small fires broke out in the Santa Cruz Mountains, with two becoming relatively large for January. Full storm summary https://www.weather.gov/mtr/Wind_1_17-19_2021. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Dry conditions and strong offshore winds allowed several small wildfires to break out in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The largest of the two were the Freedom and Panther Ridge Fires https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/ https://www.ksbw.com/article/cal-fire-will-try-to-contain-the-still-burning-fires-in-santa-cruz-county-on-wednesday/35269289#. |
| Yearyear | 2,021 |
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