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Wildfire in Carquinez Strait and Delta, California

Wildfire September 23, 2017 · Carquinez Strait and Delta, California

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Estate Fire was a 65-acre grass fire which destroyed two homes, two RVs, and multiple vehicles and outbuildings. The fire was 100 percent contained by 7 pm PST. Winds gusted to 32 mph at Vacaville Airport, at 10:36 am PST. Humidity dropped to 13 percent by 12:35 pm PST at the airport.

The wider storm

Building high pressure over the area brought drying northerly winds to the area, creating critical fire weather conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 715504. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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