Wildfire — Southeastern Mendocino Interior, California
2017-10-08 to 2017-10-28 · Southeastern Mendocino Interior, California
8
Direct deaths
1
Injuries
$38.4M
Property damage
Wider weather episode
Strong downslope winds combined with a hot dry airmass resulted in extreme fire behavior. It is speculated that above normal winter rains yielded abundant fuels that became primed for rapid intense fire spread by late summer and early fall.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 724178. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.