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Wildfire in Santa Barbara County Mountains, California
Wildfire August 18, 2016 – August 31, 2016 · Santa Barbara County Mountains, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Rey Fire ignited in southern Santa Barbara county, in the Santa Ynez Mountains. . Due to hot and dry conditions, as well as historically dry vegetation, the fire grew very quickly. The fire burned into early September, before containment and scorched 33,606 acres.
The wider storm
Two significant wildfires impacted sections of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. The Chimney Fire, which ignited near Lake Nacimiento in San Luis Obispo county, burned over 46,000 acres. The Rey Fire, which ignited in the Santa Ynez Mountains in Santa Barbara county, burned over 33,000 acres.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 652812. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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