Wildfire — Colusa, California

1999-10-16 to 1999-10-24 · near Williams, Colusa, California

Wider weather episode

The 16 Incident was classified as arson, but was influenced by strong, gusty winds on the 16th. The fire was responsible for burning 40,000 acres. Fire suppression costs exceeded 2.5 million dollars. Seven injuries and zero deaths were reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5716676. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.