California, 2003

Wildfire in California, June 6, 2003

June 6, 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
$55,000
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 6, 8:20 AM PST, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 8:20 AM PST, 54 minutes before
INTERIOR CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
920 AM PDT FRI JUN 6 2003

UPPER RIDGE IN THE EAST PAC CONTS TO BE CENTERED ALONG 130W...AND
NOT FCST TO MOVE MUCH THRU SUN. MARINE LAYER CURRENTLY NEAR 2700 FT.
MARINE INFLUENCE THRU PACHECO PASS YESTERDAY HELD THE HIGHS AROUND
LOS BANOS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S...WHILE THE REMAINDER OF THE
VALLEY WAS IN THE 90S. WITH NO CHANGE IN THE PATTERN...EXPECT LITTLE
CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CWA TODAY. DECENT CAPES
OVER THE SRN SIERRA AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...SO SLIGHT CHANCE POPS
LOOK GOOD.

.HNX...NONE.

BEAN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 4:30 AM PST, 4 hours 44 minutes before
CAZ089>099-071230-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
530 AM PDT FRI JUN 6 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
INTERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS FOR
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SLIGHT CHANCES OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE
FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.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, Kern

When
June 6, 9:14 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
Where
Kern County, 30 mi SSW of Bakersfield
Measured
564
Property damage
$55,000
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
35.343, -118.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Shallock Fire was of human origin and burned about 564 acres before containment. No structure was lost nor were injuries or fatalities 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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5359480.