Rice Canyon Fire: October 23-27, 2007

Currently 75°F in Hemet, California, USA

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October 23, 2007: A charred power line still smoldering in Fallbrook. Reportedly, every other power pole in the area were ashes. The lack of power and utilities was one of the problems later in the week preventing some Fallbrook residents from returning to their homes. Photo by Michael Mojarro.

The Hemet weather pages are a service of WeatherCurrents. Hemet, California is located in the San Jacinto Valley, in western Riverside County, at the foot of the San Jacinto mountains.