Utah, 2024

Wildfire in Utah, October 13 to 24, 2024

October 13 to 24, 2024 · NWS GJT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The Verdure Creek Fire started in mid October 6 miles southwest of Monticello, Utah about a half mile north of the Blue Mountain Estates ranch home subdivision due to an undetermined cause.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$3.0 million
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 GJT wrote it up.

The Verdure Creek Fire started in mid October 6 miles southwest of Monticello, Utah about a half mile north of the Blue Mountain Estates ranch home subdivision due to an undetermined cause.

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, La Sal & Abajo Mountains

When
October 13, 7:52 AM MST to October 24, 3:00 PM MST
Where
La Sal & Abajo Mountains forecast zone
Crop damage
$3.0 million
Reported by
Park/Forest Service
Coordinates
38.304, -109.687 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Verdure Creek Fire started in mid October 6 miles southwest of Monticello, Utah about a half mile north of the Blue Mountain Estates ranch home subdivision due to an undetermined cause. The fire grew to 157 acres before it was contained in late October. The estimated final cost was $3 million. The homes were not impacted as fire crews were able to contain and suppress the fire.

What these are

Wildfire
A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

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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: 1215282.