Wildfire — White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties, Arizona

2020-09-23 to 2020-09-30 · White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties, Arizona

Event narrative

The Cow Canyon Fire was ignited by lightning on August 18th southeast of Blue in Greenlee County. The fire grew only minimally for several weeks until hot, dry and breezy conditions caused more rapid growth toward the end of September. By the end of the month the fire had consumed 1500 acres.

Wider weather episode

The Cow Canyon Fire was ignited by lightning on August 18th southeast of Blue in Greenlee County. The fire grew only minimally for several weeks until hot, dry and breezy conditions caused more rapid growth toward the end of September. By the end of the month the fire had consumed 1500 acres.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 922353. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.