Wildfire, Tulare Cty Mtns
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM PST to July 31, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Tulare Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
Wildfire in California, July 1 to 31, 2017
The Schaeffer Fire was started by lightning on June 24, 2017 in the footprint of the 2002 McNally Fire. The fire was initially allowed to burn for resources purposes, however, when the fire activity increased significantly, an Incident Command Team was assigned on July 3.
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 Schaeffer Fire was started by lightning on June 24, 2017 in the footprint of the 2002 McNally Fire. The fire was initially allowed to burn for resources purposes, however, when the fire activity increased significantly, an Incident Command Team was assigned on July 3. The fire closed the Kern River and Western Divide ranger districts of the Sequoia National Forest for most of July. The fire burned 16,031 acres and was contained on July 31, 2017. Cost of containment was $13.1 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 Jun 30, 6:42 PM PST, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 6:42 PM PST, 5 hours 18 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley - Hanford CA 742 PM PDT Fri Jun 30 2017 .UPDATE...Updated air quality issues. && .SYNOPSIS... Dry and warm conditions will continue through the weekend and into next week as high pressure remains dominant over the area. && DISCUSSION... Skies remain clear for another day as the region remains dominated by a ridge of high pressure. The area of high pressure is still situated to continue shifting eastward ahead of a dry disturbance moving onshore during the weekend. Before the disturbance arrives, warm southerly air will filter into the area and allow for more heat as valley temperatures reach into the 100 degrees-F mark. In the meanwhile, surface pressure gradients from KSFO to KLAS continues to relax as current values are now in the 6mb range. Therefore, locally gusty locations will see even less winds in the next 24 hours. Short range models showing high confidence in placing triple digit temperatures across the San Joaquin Valley during the end of the week period and into early next week. Model upper-air analysis still showing the ridge axis starting to shift on to the the West Coast today and shifting east on Sunday. Therefore, confidence is high with having the heat turned-on by the end of the week and into the weekend. With 500mb heights reaching 5900 plus over California by the end of the week, will have no problem reaching the 100 degrees-F mark at that time. Therefore, winds will not become an issue as Central California focuses in on the brief heat. Models show another trof passage on Sunday across California. Upper air analysis has the trof energy crossing the region on Sunday, which will allow for the start of a cooling trend. While Sunday will only feeling the start of the cooling, better cooling will be felt next week after the trof passage. Yet, temperatures will only lower to near normal conditions. Furthermore, models do increase the surface pressure gradient for breezy conditions at the start of next week. At this point, flow aloft is still too westerly for any monsoonal moisture signals. Therefore, will keep the district dry during the next seven days. && .AVIATION... VFR conditions will prevail across the central CA interior during the next 24 hours. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES... On Saturday July 1 2017...Unhealthy for sensitive groups in Fresno...Kern and Tulare Counties and Sequoia National Park and Forest. Further information is available at Valleyair.org && .CERTAINTY... The level of certainty for days 1 and 2 is high. 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 for additional information an/or to provide feedback. && .HNX Watches/Warnings/Advisories... NONE. && public...Molina avn/fw...Andersen synopsis...Molina weather.gov/hanford
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
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- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 1, 2017
- Flash Flooding and Flood in New York, July 1 to 2, 2017
- Flash Flooding in New Hampshire, July 1, 2017
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 1, 2017
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, July 1 to 2, 2017
- Wildfire in Utah, July 1 to 28, 2017
- Flash Flooding in Maine, July 1, 2017
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 1 to 2, 2017
- Flooding in New Hampshire, July 1 to 2, 2017
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Maine, July 1, 2017
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: 709512.