California, 2003Wildfire in California, June 2, 2003
June 2, 2003 · NWS HNX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- 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 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 Hanford, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 2, 8:30 AM PST, 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 8:30 AM PST, 50 minutes before
INTERIOR CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
930 AM PDT MON JUN 2 2003
THE WEATHER PATTERN FROM THE LAST FEW DAYS IS CONTINUING...WITH THE
UPPER RIDGE BUILDING ALONG 130W AND TEMPERATURES STEADILY WARMING
OVER OUR AREA UNDER SUNNY SKIES. 24 HOUR TEMPERATURE TRENDS AGAIN
SHOW A RISE OF SEVERAL DEGREES. MAX TEMPS SHOULD BE AROUND 100
THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS ON
TRACK AND NO UPDATE IS ANTICIPATED.
.HNX...NONE.
JEB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 4:30 AM PST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
CAZ089>099-031230-
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
530 AM PDT MON JUN 2 2003
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
INTERIOR.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.
Wildfire, Merced
- When
- June 2, 9:20 AM PST to 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- Merced County, 4 mi S of Merced
- Measured
- 650
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 37.192, -120.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The McNamera Fire was of unknown origin and burned about 650 acres before containment. One primary structure was lost but no injuries or fatalities were reported.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 2, 2003$33 million · 1.75 in hail · 4 events
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, June 2, 2003$1.4 million · F0 · 59 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 2, 2003$20 million · 90 kt wind · 3 events
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 2, 2003$28,000 · F0 · 8 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 2, 2003$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 2, 2003$20,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, June 2, 2003$20,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, June 2, 20031.5 in hail · 12 events
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 2, 2003$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events
- Dust Devil in New Mexico, June 2, 2003$15,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Arkansas, June 2, 20030.75 in hail · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, June 2, 20031.25 in hail · 5 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: 5359479.