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Wildfire in Yavapai County Mountains, Arizona
Wildfire June 18, 2021 – June 30, 2021 · Yavapai County Mountains, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Rafael Fire was started by lightning June 18 and grew to just over 78,000 acres by the end of June. Little if any growth was observed in July before the rainy season started. The fire was located 4 miles north of Perkinsville, Arizona and east of Highway 89 in The Prescott National Forest. There were three other lightning caused fires in the area: Sand Flat, Archibald, and Horney.
The wider storm
The Rafael Fire was started by lightning June 18 and grew to just over 78,000 acres by the end of June. Little if any growth was observed in July before the rainy season started.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 968432. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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