Wildfire — Kern Cty Mtns, California

2011-09-04 to 2011-09-10 · Kern Cty Mtns, California

Wider weather episode

The Canyon wildfire was caused by lightning and occurred on 9/4/11 at 1132 PDT. The location was 5 miles Southeast of Tehachapi in Kern County. The size was 14,585 acres. Containment was reached on 9/10/11. There were no fatalities. There were 32 primary structures lost and 68 outbuildings. The cost to containment was $10 million.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 350035. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.