Wildfire, Shasta
- When
- August 13, 12:00 AM PST to August 15, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Shasta County, 10 mi N of Redding
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.764, -122.040 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in California, August 13 to 15, 2000
A wildfire north of Redding caused the destruction of three residences, one mobile home, one travel trailer, four vehicles, and two out-buildings. High temperatures and dry fuels caused the fire to spread rapidly with flame lengths of 50 feet and numerous spot fires.
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
- $500,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS STO wrote it up.
A wildfire north of Redding caused the destruction of three residences, one mobile home, one travel trailer, four vehicles, and two out-buildings. High temperatures and dry fuels caused the fire to spread rapidly with flame lengths of 50 feet and numerous spot fires. At containment, 350 acres had been burned.
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
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- Flash Flood and Dust Storm in Arizona, August 13, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, August 13, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 13, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, August 13 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, August 13, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, August 13, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 13, 2000
- Flooding in New Jersey, August 13, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 13, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 13, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, August 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: 5171400.