Wildfire, Riverside
- When
- July 29, 12:41 PM PST to July 31, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- Riverside County, 7 mi E of Temecula
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.744, -115.994 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in California, July 29 to 31, 2000
A brush fire, fanned by erratic winds, quickly grew to over 3800 acres and was still out of control as July ended. Over 1,100 fire fighters, 74 fire engines, 4 helicopters, and eight air tankers were battling to keep flames away from structures.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 3
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
A brush fire, fanned by erratic winds, quickly grew to over 3800 acres and was still out of control as July ended. Over 1,100 fire fighters, 74 fire engines, 4 helicopters, and eight air tankers were battling to keep flames away from structures.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Wildfire, San Diego
- When
- July 31, 8:00 AM PST to 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- San Diego County, 5 mi N of Pala
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Heat in Texas, July 29, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 29, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, July 29, 2000
- Flash Flood in New York, July 29, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Michigan, July 29, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 29, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 29, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, July 29, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 29, 2000
- Flash Flood in New York, July 29, 2000
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 29, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, July 29, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, July 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: 5153900, 5153901.