Arizona, 2001Wildfire in Arizona, June 11 to 16, 2001
June 11 to 16, 2001 · NWS FGZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 11, 8:30 AM MST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 8:30 AM MST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
NORTHERN ARIZONA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
830 AM MST MON JUN 11 2001
SYNOPSIS...AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST COAST WILL PRODUCE WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY. ON
TUESDAY...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN
RESULTING IN WINDY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE STATE. BY
WEDNESDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH NORTHERN ARIZONA WITH
COOLER TEMPERATURES OVER THE NORTHLAND. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN A WARMUP ON THURSDAY WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION...RIDGE OVER OLE MX TO STEADILY BREAK DOWN AS LARGE SCALE
TROUGH MOVES INTO THE PAC NW. SWIFT WESTERLY FLOW AT THE MID LEVELS
WILL SET UP AS PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS THROUGH THE DAY. SUNNY
SKIES AND WELL MIXED AFT BL SHOULD READILY ALLOW WINDS TO REACH THE
SFC. LATEST SAT IR IMAGERY...ATMOSPHERIC SNDGS...AND SFC DP VALUES
SHOW THAT DRY CONDITIONS PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA. THUS...WINDS AND
LOW RH VALUES WILL BE THE MAIN WX STORY OF THE DAY. RFW IN PLACE AND
CURRENT ZONE WORDING COVERING THE SITUATION WELL THIS MORNING. 12Z
MODELS REMAIN IN CLOSE AGREEMENT WITH PRVS MODEL RUNS. NO UPDATES
PLANNED. MCGRATH
.FGZ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL FIRE WEATHER ZONES TODAY.
Wildfire, Coconino
- When
- June 11, 11:00 AM MST to June 16, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Coconino County, Flagstaff
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.839, -111.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Leroux Fire was caused by an abandoned camp fire near Snow Bowl Road on the San Francisco Peaks. Red Flag conditions caused the fire to spread rapidly across the slope into mixed conifer and aspen stands on the first day (6-11). Red Flag conditions continued on the second day (6-12) with significant spread. On 6-13 a cold front moved across the fire with little additional fire spread. Containment was achieved on 6-16 and the fire was controlled on 6-23 after 0.40 inches of rain fell. The Leroux Fire burned more than 1250 acers and cost about 3.2 million dollars to contain. In all, over 600 people helped fight this fire.
- 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.
- Flash Flood in Florida, June 11 to 12, 20011 death · $20 million · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 11, 20017 injured · $10 million · F2 · 13 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 11, 20012 injured · $75 million · F1 · 54 events
- Tornado in Florida, June 11, 20011 death · $35,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, June 11, 20012 injured · $19 million · 1.75 in hail · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 11, 2001$5.2 million · 2.75 in hail · 31 events
- Heat in Texas, June 11, 20011 death · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 11, 2001$2.1 million · F1 · 24 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, June 11, 2001$1.2 million · F1 · 17 events
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 11, 20015 injured · $250,000 · 85 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Georgia, June 11 to 12, 2001$1.3 million · 2 events
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, June 11 to 12, 2001$69,000 · F0 · 60 events
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: 5252624.