Wildfire, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- July 28, 5:45 AM PST to July 31, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
Wildfire in California, July 28 to 31, 2014
The French wildfire began July 28, 2014 and was contained on August 19, 2014, 18 miles east of Oakhurst in Madera County. The fire burned 13,837 acres.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 HNX wrote it up.
The French wildfire began July 28, 2014 and was contained on August 19, 2014, 18 miles east of Oakhurst in Madera County. The fire burned 13,837 acres. It was human caused. There were no structures lost and no fatalities. Cost of containment was $21.4 million.
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 Jul 28, 2:33 AM PST, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 2:33 AM PST, 3 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
333 AM PDT MON JUL 28 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO BRING MONSOONAL MOISTURE INTO THE REGION
AND WILL INCREASE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE
SIERRA CREST AND THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT AREAS INTO
THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. BEGINNING MONDAY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MAY SPREAD INTO SIERRA FOOTHILLS AND EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. OTHERWISE...TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN ON THE HOT SIDE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
LOTS OF MID AND UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA. AN AREA OF SHOWERS HAS MOVED INTO THE KERN COUNTY
DESERT FROM EARLIER DESERT CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. SHOWER ACTIVITY
HAS BEEN ON THE INCREASE ALONG THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AS AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW OVER BAJA APPROACHES THE MEXICAN BORDER. SHOWER ACTIVITY
IS DEVELOPING NORTHWARD AND HAS MOVED INLAND OVER THE CENTRAL
COAST. MODEL PROG THE LOW TO MOVE NORTH OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
EARLY TONIGHT. THERE IS PLENTY OF MONSOON MOISTURE OVER SCAL WITH
SATELLITE PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OF 150-200 PERCENT OF NORMAL.
MODEL SOUNDING SHOW UNSTABLE AND MOIST ATMOSPHERE OVER CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. DYNAMIC LIFT WITH THE LOW SHOULD
MAINTAIN CONVECTIVE STORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. A PRIMARY
THREAT WILL BE LOCAL HEAVY RAIN DUE TO A SLOW STORM MOVEMENT. THE
INITIAL POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL HEAVY RAIN WILL BE IN THE SIERRA OF
TULARE AND FRESNO COUNTIES. STORMS SHOULD ALSO MOVE INTO THE
YOSEMITE AREA THIS EVENING BUT LESSER AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION
EXPECTED THERE.
A WEAK SW FLOW ALOFT WILL DECREASE THE AVAILABLE MOISTURE TUESDAY
WITH THUNDERSTORMS CONFINED TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA TUESDAY. MODELS SHOW A SURGE OF MOISTURE
ARRIVING WEDNESDAY FROM HURRICANE HERNAN OFF THE CABO COAST. THUS
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE PROBABLE AGAIN MAINLY OVER THE
SIERRA. GFS PROGS A SSE FLOW BRINGING ANOTHER SURGE OF MONSOON
MOISTURE OVER SCAL FOR THE WEEKEND.
MODEL FORECAST OF 850-MB TEMPERATURES MOSTLY BETWEEN 25-26 C OVER
THE CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY FOR MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK
SUGGESTS THAT THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY LIKELY
WILL SEE TEMPERATURES RUNNING A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH
THE START OF AUGUST.
&&
.AVIATION...
AREAS OF MVFR CONDITIONS IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA BETWEEN 18Z TODAY AND 06Z TUE.
OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL CA
INTERIOR DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
&&
.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
ON MONDAY JULY 28 2014... UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS IN FRESNO
AND MADERA COUNTIES.
FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT VALLEYAIR.ORG
&&
.CERTAINTY...
THE LEVEL OF CERTAINTY FOR DAYS 1 AND 2 IS MEDIUM.
THE LEVEL OF CERTAINTY FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7 IS MEDIUM.
CERTAINTY LEVELS INCLUDE LOW...MEDIUM...AND HIGH. PLEASE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HNX/CERTAINTY.PHP /ALL LOWER CASE/ FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND/OR TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORDS
SITE DATE HI_MAX:YEAR LO_MAX:YEAR HI_MIN:YEAR LO_MIN:YEAR
KFAT 07-28 110:1980 89:1941 82:1980 55:1892
KFAT 07-29 113:1898 87:1896 78:2003 57:1950
KFAT 07-30 114:1898 80:1966 83:2003 57:1975
KBFL 07-28 118:1908 85:1941 84:1931 50:1914
KBFL 07-29 114:1908 87:1965 86:2003 52:1914
KBFL 07-30 112:1908 67:1955 82:1980 45:1955
&&
.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&
PUBLIC...MV
AVN/FW...DS
SYNOPSIS...MV
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORDHazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 3:26 AM PST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 426 AM PDT MON JUL 28 2014 CAZ091>094-291130- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- 426 AM PDT MON JUL 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR MONDAY... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BAKERSFIELD...PORTERVILLE...LINDSAY...WOODLAKE...SQUAW VALLEY...AND AUBERRY. * IMPACTS: CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND BRIEF MODERATE RAIN. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ096-097-291130- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 426 AM PDT MON JUL 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK...SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK AND FOREST...KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK...SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...BLACKROCK...LODGEPOLE...YOSEMITE VALLEY...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS. * IMPACTS: LOCAL HEAVY RAIN...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ...CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS... * TIMING: TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK...SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK AND FOREST...KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK...SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...BLACKROCK...LODGEPOLE...YOSEMITE VALLEY...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS. * IMPACTS: CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CAZ095-098-099-291115- KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY- SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 426 AM PDT MON JUL 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT. ...CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOJAVE...RIDGECREST...ROSAMOND...EDWARDS AFB...INYOKERN. * IMPACTS: CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
Event by event
2 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Wildfire, S Sierra Foothills
- When
- July 28, 5:45 AM PST to July 31, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
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
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Massachusetts, July 28, 2014
- Flash Flooding in Vermont, July 28, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 28, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 28, 2014
- Flash Flooding in New York, July 28, 2014
- Flash Flooding in New York, July 28, 2014
- Flash Flooding and Flood in New Mexico, July 28 to 29, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 28, 2014
- Tornado in Maine, July 28, 2014
- Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 28, 2014
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 28, 2014
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Florida, July 28, 2014
More
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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: 529101, 529102.