California, 2003

Wildfire 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.

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.

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The toll

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.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

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.

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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: 5359479.