Wildfire in Owens Valley, California

Wildfire April 3, 2024 – April 4, 2024 · Owens Valley, California

Injury

$200K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A wildfire near Cartago jumped Highway 395, closing the highway between mile markers 35 and 39, destroyed four structures, and injured one firefighter.

The wider storm

Strong low pressure digging down the West Coast brought strong to briefly high winds to the Owens Valley. The winds helped spread a short-lived wildfire.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1167155. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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