Wildfire — Yavapai County Mountains, Arizona

2021-06-30 · Yavapai County Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

The Tiger Fire was started by lightning eleven miles east of the town of Crown King in short grass, brush, and timber. The fire was relatively small by the end of June. However, it grew to over 12,000 acres in the first week of July. the final size was around 16,300 acres.

Wider weather episode

The Tiger fire was started by lightning and grew to about 16,300 acres before it was contained by the end of July.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 968833. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.