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COMANCHE

1319969

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Event typeevent_typeWildfire
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id1,319,969
Episode IDepisode_id210,884
Begin UTCbegin_utc2026-02-17T23:36:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-02-25T00:00:00+00:00
StatestateKANSAS
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameCOMANCHE
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourcePark/Forest Service
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeStrong mid-upper level trough ejected into the Plains early on February 17 which led to a rapid deepening of a surface cyclone. Strong winds developed behind the cold frontal passage, leading to numerous high wind reports across central and western Kansas. Large wildfires spread quickly as a result of the strong winds.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeThe Ranger Road fire was a large wildfire that began in Beaver County, OK during the early afternoon hours of February 17th. Fueled by strong southwesterly winds and low relative humidity, the fire spread quickly into Kansas, and into Comanche County during the late afternoon. Evacuations were ordered south of Highway 160 and west of Road 5 in Comanche County. It was reported by local ranchers that hundreds of cattle perished in the fire. The exact acreage burned in Comanche County is unknown, but the total acreage burned from the fire was 283,383. The fire was controlled February 24.
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