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Wildfire in Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest, California
Wildfire August 22, 2013 – August 26, 2013 · Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Mission Wildfire broke out on Fort Hunter Liggett on August 22 and quickly grew to consume 4500 acres. One private home was threatened but not destroyed. The fire was contained on August 26.
The wider storm
August represented another dry month across the area. Fuel moisture continued to run near all time record low values and this contributed to rapid fire growth for several small fires across the area. The Mission Wildfire, on the grounds of Fort Hunter Liggett, was the most substantial fire.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 475340. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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