Wildfire — Gunnison, Colorado

2002-07-01 to 2002-07-02 · near Gunnison, Gunnison, Colorado

Wider weather episode

The Wiley Ridge Fire which began in mid June (see June 2002 Storm Data publication) was contained on July 2nd. The fire burned over a thousand acres of forest land and cost nearly 200 thousand dollars to fight.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5311552. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.