Wildfire, McCracken
- When
- February 25, 1:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- McCracken County, Lone Oak
- Coordinates
- 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Kentucky, February 25, 1996
Dry, warm, and windy conditions resulted in a rash of brush and grass fires. A rapidly moving grass fire in Lone Oak, near Paducah, changed direction and swept across a fire truck.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
Dry, warm, and windy conditions resulted in a rash of brush and grass fires. A rapidly moving grass fire in Lone Oak, near Paducah, changed direction and swept across a fire truck. Two firefighters received minor facial burns and smoke inhalation. The truck was heavily damaged. Most of the fires were 20 acres or less, but the largest fire near Symsonia burned about 100 acres. Fire departments throughout western Kentucky were kept busy by the fires, many of which were started by persons burning debris in their yards. Some of the fires spread to outbuildings, barns, or vehicles. Very few if any homes were involved in the fires.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Connecticut, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in New York, February 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 25 to 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, February 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in Massachusetts, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in Connecticut, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in Rhode Island, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in New Jersey, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in New Jersey, February 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 25 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in New Hampshire, February 25, 1996
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, February 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5542875.