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Eventdex · Wildfire

HODGEMAN

690696

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event_typeWildfire
ncei_event_id690,696
episode_id115,047
begin_utc2017-03-06T21:00:00+00:00
end_utc2017-03-07T04:00:00+00:00
stateKANSAS
cz_typeZ
cz_nameHODGEMAN
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
wfo_sourcePublic
episode_narrativeA strong low pressure center and tight pressure gradient and eventually a deeply mixed boundary layer produced strong surface winds. Winds also were very strong behind the associated cold front late in the day on the 6th. Winds picked up again on the 7th fanning residual fires. Many fires were started by downed power lines, many from weakened connections from the January ice storm. The fire in Ford county was the result of a brush pile in Dodge City that had not been fully extinguished before the dry, warm winds began. ||Statewide, grass fires shut down I-70 between Russell and Sylvan Grove, and fires were reported in Clark, Cheyenne, Commanche, Ellsworth, Hodgeman, Ford, Meade, Pratt, Rawlins, Rice, Reno, Smith, Stevens and Rooks counties. Residents of Wilson in central Kansas were told to evacuate homes due to fears of fire moving north of I-70.
event_narrativeThe fire quickly spread on 50 to 60 mph winds. The ignition point north and west of Jetmore was the result of a downed power line. The fire consumed several homes and buildings. Total acres burned was approximately 18,000 acres.
year2,017

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