Wildfire — White Mountains, Arizona

2021-05-23 to 2021-05-31 · White Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

The Boggy Creek Fire burned through at least 3,000 acres by the end of May.

Wider weather episode

The Boggy Creek Fire was started by lightning on May 23 in the Wallow Fire (2011 -538,000 acres) scar in steep rugged terrain in an area with heavy dead and down snags. The fire was 15 Miles SW of Alpine, Arizona and burned in timber (litter and understory) and short grass (1 foot).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 952190. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.