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The Tea Fire, also known as the Montecito Tea Fire, was a wildfire that began on November 13, 2008, destroying 210 homes in the cities of Montecito and Santa Barbara, California, in the United States of America. [4] It was the first of several November 2008 wildfires that burned hundreds of homes from November 13–15, 2008. The Tea Fire ...
Early on the morning of January 9, mudflows struck Montecito, which had been affected by the Thomas Fire, and other areas of Santa Barbara County. [15] An estimated 0.5 inches (13 mm) of rain fell within a five-minute period at approximately 3:30 a.m., causing mud and boulders from the Santa Ynez Mountains to flow down creeks and valleys into ...
The Mountain Fire in Ventura County, California, has damaged or destroyed several homes, officials said. - Montecito Fire Department. Wildfires threat to power providers.
Montecito (archaic use of Spanish for woodland or countryside) [6] is an unincorporated town in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. [7] [8] [9] Located on the Central Coast of California, Montecito sits between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
Monday is the five-year anniversary of the Montecito debris flows that killed 23 people and damaged hundreds of homes. Evacuations ordered for Montecito, other communities following flash flooding ...
The 2018 mudflows that tore through Montecito, killing 23 people, followed the Thomas Fire, at the time the largest wildfire in California’s history, which incinerated trees and plants.
Floodwaters rush through Montecito, a town in Santa Barbara County, on 19 February 2024 (Montecito Fire Department) Floodwaters rush through California town.
The northwest edge of the Thomas Fire's burn area, north of Santa Barbara. On December 17, the Thomas Fire expanded to 270,000 acres (110,000 ha), with 45% containment, reaching the burn scar of the 2008 Tea Fire and the 2009 Jesusita Fire .