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| event_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,494,384 |
| episode_id | 1,205,819 |
| begin_utc | 2006-03-22T17:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2006-03-23T01:00:00+00:00 |
| state | DELAWARE |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | INLAND SUSSEX |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| wfo_source | NEWSPAPER |
| episode_narrative | A wildfire consumed more than 70 acres of woodland and brush near Millsboro. Gusty northwest winds up to 35 mph and unseasonably dry weather helped spread the fire quickly. Every Sussex County firefighter that could be spared from their station assisted in battling the blaze, over 150 firefighters in all from over 24 fire companies helped. The fire started near Mount Joy and Cannon Roads near Millsboro. The northwest winds fortunately blew the fire away from homes. Mount Joy Road was closed from Maryland Camp Road to the Route 24 intersection through the evening until the fire was under control.The unseasonably dry and normally windy weather in March has led to a 20 percent increase of wildfires from 2005 in Sussex County. The unseasonably dry weather was also hurting the growth of wheat and barley crops. They were only about one-third of their normal height by the end of the month. March 2006 was the driest March on record (112 years) in Delaware. The statewide average precipitation was 0.30 inches, 4.04 inches drier than normal. March 2006 was the driest March on record at the New Castle County Airport as only 0.29 inches of precipitation fell, 3.68 inches drier than normal. Downstate conditions were not better. In Georgetown, the March monthly precipitation total was 0.31 inches; which was 4.26 inches drier than normal. |
| year | 2,006 |
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