Wildfire — Mountains Southwest Shasta County To Northern Lake County, California

2008-07-01 to 2008-07-28 · Mountains Southwest Shasta County To Northern Lake County, California

Event narrative

The SHU Fire Complex in southwestern Shasta and western Tehama counties burned approximately 87,000 acres before 100 percent containment was achieved on July 28th.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms with little or no rain spread across the area on June 21st. About 8000 lighting strikes were detected, sparking approximately 2000 wildfires across northern California. These fires destroyed numerous structures and caused multiple deaths and injuries. Evacuations were ordered for affected communities. Smoke from the wildfires caused respiratory concerns across the region. Due to the shear number of fires initiated and early season lower resource levels, many fires were not initially staffed. Many of these fires continued to burn through July and into August.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 111414. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.