Wildfire — Visalia - Porterville - Reedley, California

2025-05-06 to 2025-05-07 · Visalia - Porterville - Reedley, California

Event narrative

A large grass fire up to 1,800 acres developed near Porterville on May 6th, 2025.

Wider weather episode

Very dry and hot conditions prevailed across the San Joaquin Valley during the afternoon on May 6th. As a result, it was enough for a large grass fire (1,800 acres) to develop near Porterville on the 6th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1256369. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.