Wildfire in California, January 21, 1999

Name: Wildfire in California, January 21, 1999
Start: 1999-01-21T10:15
End: 1999-01-21T19:00
Location: California

January 21, 1999 · NWS SGX · 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: $400,000
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.

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Riverside

When: January 21, 10:15 AM PST to 7:00 PM PST
Where: Riverside County, 8 mi ESE of Mecca
Property damage: $400,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.744, -115.994 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong gusty winds caused palm fronds to brush against electrical power lines and ignite near the intersection of Palm Island Drive and Highway 111. Wind gusts to 80 mph then fanned the flames into a 30 acre wild fire that affected the community of North Shore. One house, a garage, a small office building, a storage shed, two travel trailers, and eight vehicles were destroyed. Several residents were evacuated and one family was left homeless.

What these are

Wildfire: A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

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The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5680129.