Wildfire — Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose, California

2020-06-04 to 2020-06-07 · Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose, California

Event narrative

The Colleen Fire was started on June 4th near San Jose along with several additional small vegetation fires. Residents in the area were ordered to evacuate but were later allowed to return to their homes https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/06/04/multiple-vegetation-fires-reported-in-south-san-jose/.

Wider weather episode

In early June, warm and dry conditions acted to dry out fuels across the region. Several small vegetation fires were started and spread quickly due to breezy winds in the area prompting evacuations in some instances. Ultimately no structures were damaged and no injuries reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 891937. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.