The Apple wildfire erupted near Cherry Valley. The cause was determined to be a faulty vehicle.
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The episode as NWS SGX wrote it up.
The Apple wildfire erupted near Cherry Valley. The cause was determined to be a faulty vehicle. The wildfire consumed 33,424 acres as it burned into mid August.
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 Jul 31, 12:27 PM PST, 5 hours 3 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
USFS San Bernardino and CalFire worked on the Apple fire which began July 31st. The fire burned 33,424 acres into mid August 2020. 3 injuries on wildfire. 4 homes destroyed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in California, July 2020
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 914008.