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Wildfire in Western Mogollon Rim, Arizona
Wildfire April 17, 2022 – April 30, 2022 · Western Mogollon Rim, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Tunnel Fire started on April 17 about 14 miles northeast of Flagstaff within the 2010 Schultz Fire scar. The fire eventually jumped Highway 89 and through Sunset Crater National Monument. The fire also burned at least 30 homes. In all, the Tunnel Fire burned through 19,088 acres. The Tunnel Fire was marked fully contained Wednesday, June 1.
The wider storm
The Tunnel Fire started Sunday on April 17 around 4:22 PM about 14 miles northeast of Flagstaff within the Schultz Fire scar (2010). The fire burned through 19,088 acres of timber with understory (abundant brush or small trees) and cured grass.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1018318. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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