Wildfire — Santa Barbara County Mountains, California

2016-06-15 to 2016-06-30 · Santa Barbara County Mountains, California

Event narrative

The Sherpa Fire burned 7,474 acres in the mountains of Santa Barbara county.

Wider weather episode

A hot and dry atmosphere, gusty winds and very dry vegetation lead to two significant wildfires across Southern California. The Sherpa fire and Pine fire burned over 7,500 acres total across the mountains of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 645579. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.