Wildfire — South Sierra Mountains, California

2015-08-01 to 2015-08-31 · South Sierra Mountains, California

Wider weather episode

The Rough Fire was started by lightning on July 31, 2015 in the Kings River Drainage, 5 miles north of Hume Lake and 2.5 miles southwest of Spanish Mountain. The fire burned actively through August and continued into September. As of September 2, it had burned 79,963 acres. The fire was burning in the Sierra National Forest, Sequoia National Forest, and Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks. The fire closed Highway 180 east of Grant Grove and closed all of Kings Canyon National Park. The fire threatened infrastructure in the Hume Lake area as well as in Cedar Grove and several other small communities. There were 5 structures lost. The cost of containment as of September 2, was 57.8 million.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 593784. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.