Wildfire — Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
2007-06-24 to 2007-06-30 · Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
3
Injuries
$500.0M
Property damage
Event narrative
The human-caused Angora wildfire started on June 24th and continued to burn through the end of June. Strong winds gusting to 40 mph caused the wildfire to spread across 3,100 acres south of Lake Tahoe. A total of 254 houses and over 60 commercial structures were destroyed.
Wider weather episode
High winds helped to spread the Angora wildfire across 3,100 acres south of Lake Tahoe.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 38182. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.