Wildfire, Siskiyou
- When
- October 12, 3:08 PM PST to October 15, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Siskiyou County, Countywide
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
See below.
Wildfire in California, October 12 to 15, 2003
A Red Flag Warning was issued at 1508 PDT on 10/12 and expired at 0730 PDT on 10/13 for expected dry and windy conditions in California fire weather zone 280 (western Siskiyou county). The warning did not verify the night of 10/12-13/04, but the Slater Butte RAWS did meet warning criteria on the night of 10/13-14/03.
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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A Red Flag Warning was issued at 1508 PDT on 10/12 and expired at 0730 PDT on 10/13 for expected dry and windy conditions in California fire weather zone 280 (western Siskiyou county). The warning did not verify the night of 10/12-13/04, but the Slater Butte RAWS did meet warning criteria on the night of 10/13-14/03.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flash Flood in Texas, October 12, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Colorado, October 12, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Alaska, October 12, 2003
- Winter Storm in Montana, October 12 to 13, 2003
- Flood in Texas, October 12, 2003
- High Wind in Montana, October 12, 2003
- High Wind in Montana, October 12, 2003
- Flood in Texas, October 12, 2003
More
Every storm in California in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in California, October 2003
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5337166.