Wildfire in Butte County, California

Wildfire September 18, 2000 – September 22, 2000 · Butte County, California

$1.9M

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

A wildfire ignited east of Chico and was pushed by strong winds. High temperatures and low humidities assisted the rapid spread which led to some evacuations and fourteen structure losses. By containment, 1835 acres had burned.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5161400. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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