Wildfire — Espanola Valley, New Mexico

2021-04-10 to 2021-04-22 · Espanola Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

The 140 Fire near Abiquiu burned an estimated thirty acres over the course of about twelve days. One garage and one well house were burned, and two houses were damaged. Damages are estimated for the four structures affected by the fire.

Wider weather episode

Several days of dry conditions and strong winds in the area resulted in critical fire weather conditions and high fire danger. On April 10, 2021, the 140 Fire started in the Rio Chama bosque off of U.S. County Road 140 near Abiquiu. The fire burned for several days, and by April 22nd, firefighters had the fire 100 percent contained. The fire burned an estimated thirty acres with two structures burned and two houses damaged. The cause of the fire is unknown.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 946446. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.