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Wildfire — East Slopes Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico

April 6, 2022 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$10.0M
Area
East Slopes Sangre De Cristo Mountains

Event narrative (NOAA)

On April 6, 2022, a prescribed burn was started 12 miles northwest of Las Vegas, but due to windy conditions in place, the fire soon got out of control and spread rapidly. By April 13th, the Hermits Peak Fire grew to 7,900 acres with 10 percent containment. On April 22nd, the wildfire experienced rapid growth as a historic and catastrophic fire weather pattern developed across New Mexico. Despite 91 percent containment, the wildfire experienced rapid growth and combined with the nearby Calf Canyon Fire. Together, these two wildfires burned over 42,000 acres. As very windy conditions persisted through the remainder of April, the Hermits Peak Fire continued to spread rapidly, and by the end of the month on April 30th, the combined acreage between it and the Calf Canyon Fire was 103,908 acres

Other notable wildfire events in New Mexico

South Central Mountains · June 17, 20242 killedSouth Central Mountains · April 12, 20222 killedQuay County · June 21, 20171 killedLos Alamos · May 4, 2000$1.5BEast Slopes Sangre De Cristo Mountains · May 1, 2022$100.0MSouth Central Mountains · June 4, 2012$26.0M

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.

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