California, 1997

Wildfire in California, September 24 to 27, 1997

September 24 to 27, 1997 · NWS HNX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$940,000
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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Tulare

When
September 24, 12:00 PM PST to September 27, 12:00 PM PST
Where
Tulare County, 5 mi E of Springville
Property damage
$940,000
Coordinates
36.220, -118.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Coffee Wildfire was caused from a vehicle fire. It reached a size of 2470 acres within the Sequoia National Forest.

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.

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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: 5617526.