Wildfire, Lincoln
- When
- March 12, 1:00 PM MST to March 19, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 11 mi SW of Corona
- Coordinates
- 33.745, -105.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in New Mexico, March 12 to 19, 1996
A planned burn in the Cibola National Forest was fanned into a wildfire by low humidity and gusty winds. The Pinatosa fire in the Gallinas mountains was finally contained at about 6000 acres.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
A planned burn in the Cibola National Forest was fanned into a wildfire by low humidity and gusty winds. The Pinatosa fire in the Gallinas mountains was finally contained at about 6000 acres.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Surf in California, March 12, 1996
- Tornado in California, March 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 12 to 13, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, March 12 to 13, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in California, March 12, 1996
- Hail in California, March 12, 1996
- Hail in California, March 12, 1996
- Hail in California, March 12, 1996
- Hail in California, March 12, 1996
- Hail in California, March 12, 1996
- Tornado in California, March 12, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in California, March 12, 1996
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, March 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5547075.