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| Event typeevent_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 1,070,109 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 176,104 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2022-12-02T20:35:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2022-12-03T03:50:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | KANSAS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | LOGAN |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | 911 Call Center |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | In the latter half of the morning on December 2nd, strong, dry southwesterly winds began picking up dirt and dust in Eastern Colorado and Western Kansas. This led to areas of reduced visibility due to the blowing dust across Eastern Colorado, Western Kansas, and extreme Southwest Nebraska. A strong cold front entered Northwest Kansas around 11 AM and quickly moved southeast. Before this cold front moved in, it was already collecting dust along its leading edge, forming a wall of dust resembling a haboob. ||As this cold front swept through the area, it gathered more dust and grew in severity and longevity. Many photos and videos showing a wall of dust a few hundred feet high were sent to the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Goodland, Kansas. When the wall of dust moved over an area, visibility would drop to near or less than 0.25 mile with wind gusts near and exceeding 70 mile per hour. Strong northwesterly winds and 0.25-mile visibility behind the initial wall of dust would continue for an hour or longer before subsiding. ||Two multi-vehicle accidents were reported, indirectly caused by this dust storm. The first accident was occurred on I-70 near mile marker 77. This accident caused lane blockage on I-70 and some traffic was diverted, however the interstate never fully shutdown. No injuries or fatalities were reported from this accident. The other accident occurred on US Highway 24, west of Hoxie, Kansas. This accident accounted for the sole fatality of this storm event. A wildfire that burned nearly 2250 acres was also reported in Wallace County just before the dust storm swept through the area. This fire was caused by a power line that was blown over into a grass field. The highest recorded wind gust of the day was in Sharon Springs, Kansas at 75 miles per hour. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Strong winds blew down a powerline that caused a grassfire. The boundaries of wildfire were CR Kiowa to CR Rawhide (S to N) and CR 130 to CR 170 (W to E). Roughly 2248 acres were burned in the fire. No injuries, no livestock hurt, and no damaged structures were reported as the fire stayed in grassland and canyons. Highway 25 was closed due to the smoke and the fire. Wallace, Logan, Greeley, and Wichita fire departments responded to the fire. |
| Yearyear | 2,022 |
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