1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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 Aug 13, 1:35 PM PST, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 235 PM PDT FRI AUG 13 2004 .SHORT TERM...FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...AGAIN ANOTHER ACTIVE AFTERNOON OVER THE MTNS/DESERTS. WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS DONT LAST TOO LONG...THEY ARE SLOW TO MOVE. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE A FEW AREAS OF .25-.50 INCHES PER HOUR...MOSTLY NEAR OR ON THE CREST OF THE SIERRA. LIGHTER AMOUNTS NOTED IN KERN MTNS/DESERTS...HOWEVER ESTIMATES JUST EAST OF THE KERN LINE IN SBD COUNTY NEARING 1 INCH PER HOUR. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO CONT INTO THE EVE THE GRADUALLY DIMINISH. OVERALL...THE PATTERN IS SHOWING VERY LITTLE CHANGE...OTHER THAN A SLOW WEAKENING OF THE UPPER RIDGE. SHOULD BE A COUPLE OF DEGS COOLING MOST AREAS SAT...THEN STATUS QUO SUN AND MON. WHILE THE ATMO REMAINS RELATIVELY MOIST AND UNSTABLE SAT...IT DOES DRY OUT SOME SUN AND MON. WILL LEAVE DESERTS AND TEHACHAPIS DRY SUN AND MON...BUT CONT WITH SLIGHT CHANCES OVER THE SIERRA BOTH DAYS AS H7 MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY CHANGES LITTLE AND H7 WINDS NEVER COMPLETELY LOOSE THEIR SE COMPONENT. .LONG TERM...FOR MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH THE PERIOD ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT FROM EARLIER RUNS. A DEEP UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE BEING EJECTED EASTWARD BY THURSDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM SHIFTS ONSHORE OVER CANADA...HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING A WARMING TREND ONCE AGAIN DURING MID WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES MOSTLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE OUTLOOK PERIOD. WITH THE UPPER TROF REMAINING OFFSHORE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND FARTHER NORTH DURING THE END OF THE WEEK...THE INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WHICH WAS EARLIER ANTICIPATED IS NOT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS STRONG. MOISTURE OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA WILL NOW LIKELY LINGER WITH A GENERALLY LIGHT WIND PATTERN ALOFT WITH CONTINUED WEAK INSTABILITY. THEREFORE...HAVE ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS EACH DAY DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD. && .HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && BINGHAM/GREISS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 653 AM PDT FRI AUG 13 2004 CAZ089>092-141200- WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 653 AM PDT FRI AUG 13 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY ENOUGH SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. ANY THUNDERSTORM WHICH DEVELOPS WILL CONTAIN DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. CAZ093-094-141200- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- 653 AM PDT FRI AUG 13 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY ENOUGH SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. ANY THUNDERSTORM WHICH DEVELOPS WILL CONTAIN DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FOOTHILLS SATURDAY...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. CAZ095-141200- KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 653 AM PDT FRI AUG 13 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY ENOUGH SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. ANY THUNDERSTORM WHICH DEVELOPS WILL CONTAIN DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS SATURDAY...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. CAZ096-097-141200- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 653 AM PDT FRI AUG 13 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY ENOUGH SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION FOR A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. ANY THUNDERSTORM WHICH DEVELOPS WILL CONTAIN DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA SATURDAY...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. CAZ098-099-141200- INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 653 AM PDT FRI AUG 13 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY ENOUGH SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION FOR A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...DECREASING TO A SLIGHT CHANCE IN THE EVENING. ANY THUNDERSTORM WHICH DEVELOPS WILL CONTAIN DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS SATURDAY...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. SANGER
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Deep Fire was man-caused and burned 3,143 acres 16 miles east of Springville. The cost to fight the fire was $7.915M. There were no structures lost or injuries.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in California, August 2004
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: 5412092.