Wildfire, Tulare County Foothills
- When
- July 21, 11:35 AM PST to July 26, 9:30 AM PST
- Where
- Tulare County Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- State Official
Wildfire in California, July 21 to 26, 2015
The Tulare Lightning Complex began on July 21, 2015 and was contained on July 26, 2015. The fire was located 1 mile South of Springville and burned 446 acres.
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 HNX wrote it up.
The Tulare Lightning Complex began on July 21, 2015 and was contained on July 26, 2015. The fire was located 1 mile South of Springville and burned 446 acres. There were no structures lost and no fatalities. The cost of containment was $1.2 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 21, 3:09 AM PST, 8 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 3:09 AM PST, 8 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
409 AM PDT TUE JUL 21 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
INTERIOR TODAY. AS A RESULT...MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
LIKELY TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DRIER AIR WILL LIMIT PRECIPITATION
CHANCES TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ON WEDNESDAY THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS
ALONG THE CREST ON THURSDAY.
&&
.DISCUSSION...IT WAS ANOTHER VERY ACTIVE WEATHER DAY ACROSS THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR DUE TO THE LINGERING REMNANTS OF
HURRICANE DOLORES. ABUNDANT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED
OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WITH MORE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER ALREADY
SATURATED GROUND. THINGS HAVE QUIETED DOWN CONSIDERABLY OVERNIGHT
WITH JUST A FEW WEAK ECHOES ON RADAR AROUND YOSEMITE EARLY THIS
MORNING.
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE REMNANT CIRCULATION OF DOLORES ABOUT
200 MILES WSW OF POINT CONCEPTION. THE 21/00Z VANDENBERG SOUNDING
SHOWED PRECIPITABLE WATER WAS UP TO 1.81"...THE HIGHEST YET. THE
MODELS TRACK THE LOW EASTWARD TO THE SOCAL COAST THIS AFTERNOON
THEN INLAND TONIGHT. WITH PLENTIFUL MOISTURE IN PLACE...SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS SEEM LIKELY OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WITH DAYTIME
HEATING...ALONG WITH SOME FAVORABLE UPPER DYNAMICS IN THE NORTHEAST
QUADRANT OF THE LOW. MODELS DO SHOW SOME DRIER AIR BEING ENTRAINED
OVER SOCAL...BUT STILL LOOKS VERY MOIST NORTH OF KERN COUNTY. AN
UPPER TROUGH DROPPING DOWN OVER THE PACNW WILL KICK THE LOW OVER
NEVADA ON WEDNESDAY WITH A DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPING.
POPS LOWER TO CHANCE OVER THE SIERRA WEDNESDAY THEN JUST A SLIGHT
CHANCE ALONG THE CREST FOR THURSDAY. DRY CONDITIONS PREVAIL FRIDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR AVERAGE FOR LATE JULY.
&&
.AVIATION...ISOLATED SHOWERS OR A THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THROUGH MIDDAY. THAN STORMS
BECOMING SCATTERED THIS AFTERNOON BUT LIMITED MAINLY TO THE
MOUNTAINS. THESE STORMS WILL BRING AREAS OF MVFR AND LOCAL IFR/VLIFR
CONDITIONS ALONG WITH WITH SOME POSSIBLE MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS IN
THE HIGHER TERRAIN. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AROUND 40 KTS CAN ALSO
ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER
THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR.
&&
.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
NONE.
&&
.CERTAINTY...
THE LEVEL OF CERTAINTY FOR DAYS 1 AND 2 IS HIGH.
THE LEVEL OF CERTAINTY FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7 IS HIGH.
THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS PART OF A TRIAL PROJECT CONDUCTED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD.
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 07-21 112:1908 79:1987 82:2006 56:1973
KFAT 07-22 112:2006 83:1896 84:2006 56:1903
KFAT 07-23 113:2006 84:1918 90:2006 55:1897
KBFL 07-21 112:1938 81:1987 83:1969 50:1906
KBFL 07-22 113:1908 82:1984 88:1910 50:1903
KBFL 07-23 114:1931 86:1903 83:2006 54:1914
&&
.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&
PUBLIC...DCH
AVN/FW...MV
SYNOPSIS...DCH
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORDHazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 10:08 PM PST, 13 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1108 PM PDT MON JUL 20 2015 CAZ089>094-220615- WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- 1108 PM PDT MON JUL 20 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. ...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS... THERE WILL BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS TUESDAY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE WILL BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS TUESDAY. * TIMING: TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS. * 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. CAZ098-099-220615- INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 1108 PM PDT MON JUL 20 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERT. ...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS... THERE WILL BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE KERN COUNTY DESERT ON TUESDAY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY * TIMING: TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS. * 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>097-220615- KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1108 PM PDT MON JUL 20 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. ...GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY... THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY IN THE SIERRA NEVADA AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY IN THE SIERRA NEVADA AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * 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. BARLOW
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 Flooding and Flooding in Kansas, July 21, 2015
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Florida, July 21 to 25, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 21 to 23, 2015
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 21, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 21, 2015
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 21, 2015
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 21, 2015
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 21, 2015
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 21, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Connecticut, July 21, 2015
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 21, 2015
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 21, 2015
More
Every storm in California in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in California, July 2015
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: 593776.