Wildfire, San Diego
- When
- February 2, 12:00 PM PST to 5:30 PM PST
- Where
- San Diego County, Pauma Vly
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in California, February 2, 2000
200 firefighters and 2 helicopters fought a brush fire that was fanned by strong winds. Spotters estimated winds between 20 and 35 mph with gusts betwenn 50 and 65 mph.
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 SGX wrote it up.
200 firefighters and 2 helicopters fought a brush fire that was fanned by strong winds. Spotters estimated winds between 20 and 35 mph with gusts betwenn 50 and 65 mph.
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
- Cold in South Carolina, February 2, 2000
- Flood in Washington, February 2 to 3, 2000
- Flood in Idaho, February 2 to 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, February 2, 2000
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, February 2 to 3, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, February 2, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 2, 2000
- Dense Fog in Nevada, February 2 to 3, 2000
- Dense Fog in Nevada, February 2 to 3, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 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: 5134633.