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Wildfire — Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley, California
September 7, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Immediate evacuation orders where given to Berry Creek, Brush Creek, Forbestown, Clipper Mills, and Feather Falls areas the evening of September 8. Later that night gusty north and east winds continued to push the fires from the North Complex down the terrain, which would eventually make a run into Butte County and down to the Lake Oroville area. The US Forest Service and CalFire reported that the event lead to 16 casualties and around 2,455 structures being destroyed.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.