Wildfire — Orange, California

1996-10-21 · near Lemon Heights, Orange, California

Wider weather episode

Strong Santa Ana winds...gusting up to 71 mph...knocked down apower transformer in the Lemon Heights area. As a result...a firebegan in the community. By the time the fire was extinguished...twenty-nine homes were destroyed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5564249. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.