The Shockey fire started around 1114 PST on the 23rd, near the intersection of the Shockey Truck Trail and Highway 94, east of Campo in San Diego County. As the fire burned rapidly, approximately 25 structures were threatened.
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The episode as NWS SGX wrote it up.
The Shockey fire started around 1114 PST on the 23rd, near the intersection of the Shockey Truck Trail and Highway 94, east of Campo in San Diego County. As the fire burned rapidly, approximately 25 structures were threatened. Two residences were damaged, 11 other residences destroyed along with 14 outbuildings and 11 vehicles. Mandatory evacuations were in place for approximately 125 residents in the communities of Tierra del Sol, Boulevard and Jewell Valley. Shelters were opened at Mountain Empire High School (animal sheltering as well) and the Campo Tribal Shelter. Three child care facilities voluntarily evacuated as well. Highway 94 was closed from the Shockey Truck Trail east to Jewell Valley and the Mexican border. Three firefighters received unknown injuries. A 69-year old male was found dead in his home due to burn injuries and smoke inhalation. The fire burned a total of 2556 acres before being fully contained around 1900 PST on the 26th. The fire started in an area where target shooting occurs, but the exact cause of the fire is still unknown.
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 San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 23, 8:15 AM PST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 915 AM PDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE WEST WILL BRING ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION TODAY. BY MONDAY A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO DEEPEN OVER THE WESTERN STATES...AND AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IT WILL BRING MORE PERSISTENT LOW CLOUDS...AS WELL AS GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AT TIMES. A WARMING TREND SHOULD BEGIN BY MIDWEEK AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. && .DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE... SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES... .SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)... THE HRRR MODEL IS SLOW TO CLEAR THE LOW CLOUDS OUT OF THE COASTAL WATERS...AND IT LOOKS LIKE IF IT BRINGS IT BACK...IT WOULD BE AFTER 04Z THIS EVENING. WITH SUCH A LOW...STRONG INVERSION...WARM TO HOT TODAY LOOKS GOOD. FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...TROUGHING WILL INTRODUCE COOLING...MORE LOW CLOUDS...AND COOLING...ESPECIALLY INLAND COASTAL AREAS AND WESTERN VALLEYS. THE FIRST DECENT WESTERLY WINDS IN A WHILE SHOULD SHOW UP IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...PEAKING MONDAY SOMETIME LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. && .LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)... ONSHORE FLOW WILL WEAKEN AND WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MAY RETURN FOR NEXT WEEKEND FOR A WARMING TREND AND SHALLOWER MARINE LAYER. PRECIPITATION FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE MIRIAM WILL MOST LIKELY REMAIN TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THOUGH SOME HIGH CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES NEXT WEEKEND. && .AVIATION... 231530Z...COASTAL AREAS...LOW CLOUDS AND FOG HAVE BEGUN TO LIFT THIS MORNING...BUT PATCHES REMAIN ALONG THE SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY COAST WHERE CIGS ARE LOCALLY BKN-OVC WITH BASES AROUND 200 FT MSL AND TOPS TO 800 FT MSL. FOG WITH LOCAL VIS BLO 3SM ACCOMPANIES THE LOW CLOUDS. EXPECT ONLY SCT LOW CLOUDS WITH UNRESTRICTED VIS BY 17Z. THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL LIKELY TO RETURN TO THE COASTAL AREAS AFT 08Z MON WITH CIGS AND VIS SIMILAR TO THIS MORNING. ABV THE MARINE LAYER...SCT-BKN CLOUDS ABV 15000 FT THROUGH MON. ELSEWHERE...SCT-BKN LAYERS ABV 15000 FT. && .SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CA...NONE. PZ...NONE. && PUBLIC...SMALL AVIATION/MARINE...PG
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 800 AM PDT SUN SEP 23 2012 CAZ043-050-240200- SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS- 800 AM PDT SUN SEP 23 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA... HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ042-048-055>058-060>062-240200- ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY- SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 800 AM PDT SUN SEP 23 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA... HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. SMALL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire, San Diego County Mountains | 2012-09-24 | 69 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
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