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Wildfire in Central Siskiyou County, California

Wildfire August 1, 2022 – August 31, 2022 · Central Siskiyou County, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

The McKinney Wildfire started around 1415 PDT on 07/29/22. The cause remains under investigation. Initially, it spread slowly, but winds from nearby thunderstorms caused it to spread rapidly on 07/30/22. As of 0530 PST on 09/01/22, the fire covered 60138 acres and was 99% contained. 185 structures were lost, and 73.7 million had been spent on firefighting efforts. Four people were killed by the fire.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1038349. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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