Wildfire, Gila
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM MST to May 18, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gila County, Central Portion
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 33.800, -110.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Arizona, May 1 to 18, 2000
The Coon Creek Fire started on April 26th in the Sierra Ancha Wilderness about 20 miles north of Globe. 9 million in May) to contain.
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 FGZ wrote it up.
The Coon Creek Fire started on April 26th in the Sierra Ancha Wilderness about 20 miles north of Globe. The fire, belived to be human caused, burned a total of 9359 acres (3989 acres in May) and cost a total of 4.9 million dollars($ 3.9 million in May) to contain. The fire was fully contained on May 18th. Some of the threats were to a lookout tower, wilderness areas, and old growth timber. Steep topography, remote location, and extreme fire behavior complicated fire control efforts.
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 Texas, May 1 to 31, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, May 1 to 31, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 1 to 2, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 1, 2000
- Heavy Rain in New York, May 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in Hawaii, May 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail in Texas, May 1, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, May 1 to 7, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Texas, May 1, 2000
More
Every storm in Arizona in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, May 2000
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: 5142934.