The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 943,094 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 156,265 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2021-03-04T18:30:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2021-03-04T22:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | NEBRASKA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | DAWSON |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 2.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Law Enforcement |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Deepening low pressure across the central and southern High Plains led to strong southeasterly wind gusts and warm air advection during the afternoon of March 4th. Despite the southeasterly wind direction, which is usually a direction for moisture advection, the low to mid level air mass remained very dry. The dry low level air mass combined with warm temperatures to produce minimum relative humidity values around 20 percent, which when combined with southeasterly wind gusts up to 30 mph, led to dangerous fire weather conditions in the presence of dry fine fuels. These conditions supported the growth of a rather large wildfire in Dawson County, near Interstate 80. Other than a temporary closure of portions of Interstate 80, impacts were limited. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Wind gusts to 30 mph, above normal temperatures and dry conditions fanned a grass fire southeast of Gothenburg. The fire, which burned about 80 acres, scorched an area along the Willow Island Road for about 4 miles. The northern edge of the fire bumped up against Interstate 80 and forced a closure of the eastbound lane for about 90 minutes. Flames burnt grass in the right-of-way up to the road surface forcing drivers into the left lane before the eastbound lane was closed. Several images and some video of the fire were taken by motorists along with dash-camera video by the Nebraska State Patrol. Aside from some fenceline, no damage occurred. Fire departments from Lexington, Cozad and Gothenburg were dispatched to the scene and able to control the fire by 4 PM. |
| Yearyear | 2,021 |
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