The Shoe Fire continued into November but no new growth in acreage was observed. The Shoe Fire started the month at 90% containment and 5,124 acres, and was fully contained on November 8th.
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.
The episode as NWS STO wrote it up.
The Shoe Fire continued into November but no new growth in acreage was observed. The Shoe Fire started the month at 90% containment and 5,124 acres, and was fully contained on November 8th.
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 Sacramento, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 31, 1:38 PM PST, 10 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Sacramento CA 238 PM PDT Thu Oct 31 2024 .SYNOPSIS... After a brief lull, widespread Valley/Foothill rainfall and mountain snow returns Friday afternoon/evening and continues through Saturday. Breezy northerly winds develop on Sunday and into Monday, and again Wednesday. .DISCUSSION... Key Points: -The next weather system will bring widespread measurable rainfall and mountain snow accumulations Friday PM thru Saturday. -Following this system, north winds increase through the Valley on Sunday & Monday -A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for elevations greater than 6000 feet in the northern Sierra and southern Cascades from 5 PM Friday through 5 PM Saturday. Snow levels will start around 6000 to 6500 feet Friday afternoon before dropping to around 5000 to 6000 feet late Friday night into Saturday. The first system that brought widespread precipitation to the area has largely exited, though radar shows some lingering showers continue in the Shasta County mountains and for the northern Sacramento Valley. Most of the precipitation for the area ended this morning. Much of the area saw around a tenth to a third of an inch. Some spots in the mountains saw a half to three quarters of an inch, locally higher. There were reports of 1 to 5 inches of snow in the mountains above 6000 feet. This caused travel impacts/delays for mountain roads, especially Eastbound I-80, which had significant delays near Donner Pass this morning due to a jackknifed big rig. The Winter Weather Advisory was cancelled mid day as the snow showers and road impacts ended. Additional rain showers and snow showers above 5000 feet are possible for Shasta County into tonight. On Friday another cool wave from the Gulf of Alaska low pressure trough will drop into the region. This second wave has trended a little weaker, with somewhat lower rain/snow totals than previously projected, but widespread precipitation is still expected from Friday afternoon/evening through Saturday. Snowfall totals in the Sierra are now forecast to be around 5-10" inches through Saturday, on top of what has already fallen. Locally higher amounts are possible over peaks. As a result, a new Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Friday 5 PM to Saturday 5 PM for the northern Sierra and southern Cascades about 6000 feet. Snow levels look to fluctuate around 5000-6000 feet when precipitation is forecast. Rainfall totals will range from an additional 0.25" inches to 1.50" inches, with the lower totals over the Central Sacramento and Northern San Joaquin Valleys. The Sacramento and Redding metro areas are currently project to have totals around 0.40-0.50" The second wave of precipitation could potentially (~10% probability) bring some isolated thunderstorms for the Valley and foothills late night Friday into early morning Saturday. Instability looks fairly limited and timing should limit impacts if any convective cells do develop. Overall rainfall and snowfall totals have trended slightly down this morning, although potential impacts remain the same. Snowfall totals in the Sierra are forecast to be around 6-12" inches through Saturday, on top of what has already fallen. Rainfall totals will range from an additional 0.50" inches to 2.00" inches, with the lower totals over the Central and Southern Sacramento and Northern San Joaquin Valleys. Snowfall totals across the Sierra are still trending at around 4-12" inches, with the higher totals at the peaks. Snow levels look to fluctuate around 5000-6000 feet when precipitation is forecast. Gusty northerly winds will develop across the area on Sunday and continue into Monday as the system exits to the east and high pressure ridging develops. Northerly wind gusts of 30 mph will be possible, with the strongest winds along the I-5 corridor and Delta. This potential has shifted a little more eastward, particularly into the Sacramento metro area. NBM probabilities of 30mph gusts or more for the mentioned areas continue to be around 40-80%. Fire weather risks should be alleviated thanks to the widespread rainfall and some moisture lingering in the area, but we will need to continue to monitor conditions as we move through the rest of the week. && .EXTENDED DISCUSSION (Monday THROUGH Thursday)... Eastern Pacific upper ridging builds into NorCal next week as upper troughing digs into the Great Basin. This pattern will result in dry weather with gusty north to east winds next Monday into early Thursday. Depending on amount of precipitation this week, locally elevated fire weather conditions might be a concern later next week, especially on Wednesday, after a few days of drying northerly winds. High temperatures gradually warm through the extended period returning to near normal by next Thursday. && .AVIATION... General VFR conditions are expected over the next 24 hours. Surface winds will be generally less than 12 kts. Isolated -SHRA possible over Shasta County through 06z, with -SHSN above 5000 feet. && .STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Weather Advisory from 5 PM Friday to 5 PM PDT Saturday for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada-Western Plumas County/Lassen Park. &&
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Shoe Fire continued into November but no new growth in acreage was observed. The Shoe Fire started the month at 90% containment and 5,124 acres, and was fully contained on November 8th.
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