Wildfire, Butte
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM PST to September 5, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- Butte County, Bloomer
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 39.667, -121.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in California, September 1 to 5, 1999
The Butte Command #1 Complex burned 33,924 acres across central Butte county. The complex burned from the 23rd of August through the 5th of September.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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 STO wrote it up.
The Butte Command #1 Complex burned 33,924 acres across central Butte county. The complex burned from the 23rd of August through the 5th of September. Dry lightning was responsible for the 6 separate large fires with the largest fire burning over 16,000 acres. Strong winds, hot temperatures, steep terrain, and narrow access roads hampered the control process throughout the event. Major drainages, watersheds, and structures were threatened. Fire fighting costs exceeded 11 million dollars.
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
- Drought in Ohio, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Flooding and Hail in Arizona, September 1 to 20, 1999
- Drought in Kentucky, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in New Jersey, September 1 to 27, 1999
- Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 1 to 5, 1999
- Drought in New York, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Flooding in North Dakota, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Delaware, September 1 to 17, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Virginia, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 9, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 1, 1999
More
Every storm in California in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in California, September 1999
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: 5716984.