Wildfire — East Bay Interior Valleys, California

2020-07-06 to 2020-07-08 · East Bay Interior Valleys, California

Event narrative

The California Fire started in Contra Costa County near I-80. Part of Cummings Skyway near where the fire was burning was closed https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/7/6/california-fire/. End time is approximate.

Wider weather episode

A ridge of high pressure over the desert southwest brought warm and dry conditions across the Central Coast and Bay Area around the Fourth of July. A handful of wildfires that broke out that weekend were aided by breezy onshore winds towards the end of the weekend and into the start of the following week. Some of the fires prompted the issuance of evacuations across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 906079. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.