Arizona, 2006Wildfire in Arizona, June 18 to 28, 2006
June 18 to 28, 2006 · NWS FGZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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 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 Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 18, 9:00 AM MST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 9:00 AM MST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
900 AM MST SUN JUN 18 2006
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE SOUTHWEST
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS PRODUCING CONTINUED WARM AND DRY WEATHER
TO NORTHERN ARIZONA.
&&
.DISCUSSION...WITH HIGH PRESSURE SPREAD FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TO
NORTHERN MEXICO...NORTHERN ARIZONA WILL REMAIN IN DRY SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW THROUGH MIDWEEK. NOT EVEN A HINT OF MOISTURE IS EVIDENT
UNTIL...PERHAPS...NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR THE 18Z PACKAGE...TAFS AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY CONVEY
EXPECTED WEATHER. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS.
&&
.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&
HOWARD/DB
Wildfire, Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons
- When
- June 18, 11:15 AM MST to June 28, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons forecast zone
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -112.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Brins fire started from an abandon camp fire about two miles north of Sedona. The fire burned northward over Wilson Mountain and down into Oak Creek Canyon. The fire stopped at Highway 89A to the east and Slide Rock State Park to the north. A total of 4,317 acres burned.
- 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.
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, June 18, 20061 injured · $4.0 million · F1 · 5 events
- Rip Current in Florida, June 18, 20061 death · 1 event
- Rip Current in New Jersey, June 18 to 28, 20061 death · 1 event
- Hail in Iowa, June 18 to 19, 2006$64,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 18, 2006$70,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Wisconsin, June 18, 20061 in hail · 8 events
- Heat and Hail in Oklahoma, June 18, 2006$3,000 · 3 in hail · 8 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 18, 2006$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Michigan, June 18, 20061 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 18, 200650 kt wind · 5 events
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, June 18, 2006$8,000 · F0 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 18, 20061 in hail · 3 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: 5529554.