Wildfire — Central Siskiyou County, California

2022-09-01 to 2022-09-07 · Central Siskiyou County, California

Event narrative

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 the last report at 0530 PST on 09/07/22, the fire covered 60138 acres and was 100% contained. 185 structures were lost, and 75.8 million had been spent on firefighting efforts. Four people were killed by the fire.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1043644. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.