New Mexico Wildfires
One of the wildfire disasters on NOAA’s billion-dollar list: $1.8 billion in losses at 2024 prices ($1.8 billion at the time) and 2 deaths.
What the offices filed during it
The 33 most significant wildfire episodes filed in these dates, colored by kind.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Losses, 2024 dollars
- $1.8 billion
- Losses at the time
- $1.8 billion
- Deaths
- 2
The losses and deaths are NCEI’s, counting everything the disaster did. The episodes below are only what the Weather Service filed in its Storm Events record, which counts damage differently and often not at all, so the two never add up and are shown apart.
By state, as filed
| State | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 5 | 0 | 0 | $104 million |
| New Mexico | 4 | 2 | 0 | $23 million |
| Idaho | 1 | 0 | 0 | $7.0 million |
| California | 10 | 0 | 0 | $6.1 million |
| Colorado | 4 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0 | $311,000 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Oregon | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alaska | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nevada | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Episode by episode
- Wildfire in California, June 16 to 21, 2024The Point Fire started near Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Road in the Dry Creek valley north of Healdsburg, and was first detected at 12:33 PM on June 16. The fire destroyed ten structures, including three homes, and damaged another two homes. The fire was contained on June 24th.
- Debris Flow and Flooding in Puerto Rico, June 16 to 20, 2024Series of troughs enhanced afternoon convection during the week. Flooding, thunderstorm wind and hail reports were received at some point during the week. Activity caused a landslide in Bayamon.
- Wildfire in New Mexico, June 17 to 23, 2024The devastating South Fork Wildfire was discovered June 17th at 9am MDT within the tribal land along the Rio Ruidoso west of the village of Ruidoso, NM.
- Wildfire in Alaska, June 17, 2024An upper level low over Kodiak Island and the northwest Gulf of Alaska on June 16 tracked into Southwest AK on June 17, where it opened into a sharply defined trough.
- Wildfire in California, June 17 to 28, 2024Strong, gusty northerly winds and low relative humidity led to rapid fire spread for the Sites Fire and Aero Fires, on June 17th-18th, 2024.
- Wildfire in Colorado, June 17 to 20, 2024The Rabbit Valley Fire started in mid June due to human causes 9 miles west of Mack, Colorado, immediately north of Interstate 70 near the Colorado-Utah state line on the Colorado side.
- Wildfire in Oregon, June 20 to 30, 2024The Upper Applegate 3900 Wildfire was discovered on June 20th around 1200 PM PST. The fire started on private land 4 miles south of Ruch, in the Applegate Valley. The cause of the fire is undetermined.
- Debris Flow in Colorado, June 22, 2024Remnant moisture remained to fuel some stronger storms across the region, but flooding was more localized in nature. One particular storm caused a mudslide across Highway 64 at mile marker 65 over Rio Blanco County, 11 miles west-southwest of Meeker.
- Wildfire in California, June 22, 2024The Needles Fire started in the 900 block of Bush Street and moved north, jumping the Colorado River into Mohave Valley. The fire eventually burned 203 acres - 60 in CA and 143 in AZ - and destroyed one structure in CA.
- Wildfire in Arizona, June 22, 2024The Needles Fire started in the 900 block of Bush Street and moved north, jumping the Colorado River into Mohave Valley. The fire eventually burned 203 acres - 60 in CA and 143 in AZ - and destroyed one structure in CA.
- Wildfire in Washington, June 22 to 28, 2024The fire was started on June 22 by unknown human cause.
- Wildfire in Washington, June 22 to 23, 2024On the afternoon of June 22 a wildfire broke out near White Swan, Washington. The fire destroyed 13 to 17 structures, mostly residential ones, and led to Level 3 evacuations in the area.
- Debris Flow and Flood in Nevada, June 25, 2024The northern transport of moisture around the periphery of the ridge building over the Great Basin region, along with increased low level convergence ahead of an incoming upper trough, increased the showers and Thunderstorm chances across the Sierra from Mono County to the Lake…
- Wildfire in California, June 26 to 28, 2024The Clear Wildfire was discovered on June 26th at 452 PM PST. The fire started 6 miles east of Newell, in the Modoc National Forest. The cause of the fire is undetermined.
- Wildfire in Oregon, June 26 to 29, 2024The Tucker Wildfire was discovered on June 26th at 631 PM PST. The fire started 8 miles southeast of Paisley, in the Tucker Hill area of the Lakeview BLM District. The cause of the fire is undetermined.
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, June 27 to 30, 2024The combination of warm, dry and breezy conditions created favorable conditions for a fire start on the afternoon of the 27th.
- Debris Flow in Colorado, June 28, 2024Lingering sub-tropical moisture remained in place with drier air moving in from the west as a low pressure trough passed though.
- Wildfire in Washington, July 1 to 31, 2024The Pioneer Fire started on June 8 by unknown human cause.
- Wildfire in Oregon, July 1, 2024The Upper Applegate 3900 Wildfire was discovered on June 20th around 1200 PM PST. The fire started on private land 4 miles south of Ruch, in the Applegate Valley. The cause of the fire is undetermined.
- Debris Flow in Colorado, July 1, 2024A deep subtropical moisture plume remained in place as a deep low pressure trough and cold front moved across the area, resulting in strong thunderstorms that produced heavy rain rates and flash flooding in some areas.
- Wildfire in New Mexico, July 1 to 10, 2024The Fisher Wildfire was a lightning started wildfire discovered within the San Mateo Mountains of western Socorro County. The fire was managed by the Magdalena Ranger District allowing it to grow to 8043 acres. No damage was reported.
- Wildfire in California, July 2 to 8, 2024The Thompson Fire started around 11 am on July 2nd, 2024 near the spillway of Lake Oroville Dam. Very hot temperatures, combined with critical fire weather conditions allowed for rapid growth of the fire shortly after ignition prompting several evacuation warnings and orders.
- Wildfire in Idaho, July 3 to 13, 2024The fire started on July 3rd by undetermined cause.
- Wildfire in California, July 3 to 31, 2024The Shelly Wildfire was discovered on July 3rd at 327 PM PST. The fire started 8 miles west of Etna, in the Klamath National Forest. The cause of the fire is undetermined.
- Wildfire in New Mexico, July 4 to 18, 2024The Ridge Wildfire was a lightning caused fire in a remote area of the Gila National Forest in southern Catron County. The fire surpassed 4,000 acres by July 17th before wetter weather slowed its growth.
- Wildfire in Washington, July 4 to 7, 2024Road 11 Fire was started on July 4 allegedly caused by down power line.
- Wildfire in New Mexico, July 5 to 13, 2024The lightning caused Lolo Wildfire was located near Escondido Mountain six miles northeast of Quemado Lake. The fire was managed and caused little to no impacts.
- Wildfire in Utah, July 5 to 15, 2024The Babylon Fire started in early July due to a lightning strike 20 miles northwest of Blanding, Utah in the Manti-La Sal National Forest of the Abajo Mountains.
- Wildfire in California, July 5 to 27, 2024The Lake Fire burned 38,664 acres in Santa Barbara county across the Los Padres National Forest.
- Wildfire in California, July 7 to 15, 2024The North Wildfire was discovered on July 7th at 238 PM PST. The fire started 2 miles north of Likely on BLM land in Modoc County, California. The cause of the fire is undetermined.
- Wildfire in Oregon, July 7 to 23, 2024The Salt Creek Wildfire was discovered on July 7th at 305 PM PST. The fire started 10 miles east of Eagle Point, or 5 miles south-southwest of Butte Falls in Jackson County, Oregon. The fire was human caused.
- Wildfire in Washington, July 8 to 31, 2024The fire started on July 8 by undetermined cause.
- Wildfire in California, July 8 to 15, 2024The Bogus Wildfire was discovered on July 8th at 302 PM PST. The fire started 14 miles north of Montague, near Ager, in Siskiyou County, California. The cause of the fire is undetermined.
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Sources
NOAA NCEI, U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2025), https://doi.org/10.25921/stkw-7w73, and the Storm Events Database for the episodes.