Dangerous, Record-Breaking Heat to Continue in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will exceed 100 degrees. Severe storms will be possible from the northern Plains into the Midwest and Great Lakes regions, as well as across the southern Appalachians Thursday, with the primary threat large to very large hail. Critical fire weather to continue in the Four Corners Region Read More >

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LARGEST COLORADO WILDFIRES			MOST DESTRUCTIVE COLORADO WILDFIRES			MOST FATAL COLORADO WILDFIRES
Fire	Year	Size (acres)	Fire	Year	Structures Destroyed	Fire	Year	Fatalities
Cameron Peak	2020	208,913	Marshall	2021	1,084	South Canyon	1994	14
East Troublesome	2020	193,812	Hayman	2002	600	Cheyenne Mountain	1950	9
Pine Gulch	2020	139,007	East Troublesome	2020	580	Hayman	2002	5
Hayman	2002	137,007	Black Forest	2013	511	Battlement Creek	1976	4
West Fork Complex	2013	110,405	Cameron Peak	2020	461	Big Elk	2002	3

Timeline of Notable Colorado Wildfires

The timeline below is not comprehensive, and some 1,000+ acre fires have been omitted. A comprehensive database of national wildfire incidents can be found via the NIFC Open Data portal. If you believe to have found a mistake in the information below, please contact bruno.rodriguez@noaa.gov.

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