1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Hanford, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 9, 1:55 PM PST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
INTERIOR CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 255 PM PDT SUN JUN 9 2002 UPPER LOW WAS CENTERED OVER ID THIS AFTERNOON WITH JET SHIFTING EAST INTO NV. ALTHOUGH SOME GUSTY WINDS WILL CONT TO OCCUR THIS EVENING ...REGIONAL 88D VWPS SHOW WINDS DIMINISHING ALOFT AS UPPER SUPPORT MOVES EAST OF THE CWA. SINCE DOWNWARD TREND IN SURFACE SPEEDS WILL CONT TONIGHT...WILL ALLOW WAD FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SJ VALLEY TO EXPIRE WITH AFTERNOON ZONE ISSUANCE. OTHERWISE...AVN/ETA ARE SIMILAR THRU 36 HOURS PROJECTING LOW TRACKING INTO NE MT BY 00Z TUES. THOUGH LITTLE CHANGE IN UPPER HEIGHTS IS INDICATED FOR MON...CONSIDERABLE EXPANSION IN H10-H7 THICKNESSES IS PROGGED AND SHOULD AID IN MODEST TEMP RECOVERY ACROSS THE CWA. DESPITE SOME DIFFERENCES...MEDIUM RANGE PROGS ALSO INDICATE A DRY SW PREVAILING OVER THE CWA THRU DAY 7. THOUGH SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN TEMPS MAY OCCUR AS A WEAK LOW FORMS OVER THE ERN PAC AND LIFTS SLOWLY TOWARD THE PAC NW...OVERALL TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN CLOSE TO SEASONAL LEVELS WITH THE AIRMASS STAYING DRY AND PROVIDING CLEAR SKIES. .HNX...NONE. JSN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The WK Hill/33 Fire originated from unknown causes and burned 400 acres near the intersection of Highway 33 and 198 in West Fresno County. No structures were lost nor were there any fatalities or injuries.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5296517.