Idaho, 1998Wildfire in Idaho, August 12 to 21, 1998
August 12 to 21, 1998 · NWS OTX · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
4 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Events
- 4
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.
Wildfire, Kootenai
- When
- August 12, 12:15 PM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Kootenai County, 5 mi SW of Coeur D Alene
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 47.675, -116.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Truck sparked a fire in a wheat field, damaging 15 acres of wheat and 1 acre of timber. Truck was also destroyed.
Wildfire, Bonner
- When
- August 19, 2:00 AM PST to August 21, 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- Bonner County, 2 mi N of Hope
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 48.300, -116.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lighting sparked three fires in the vicnity of Hope, each about an acre in size. Two small fires also started in the Priest Lake area.
Wildfire, Kootenai
- When
- August 19, 3:00 AM PST to August 21, 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- Kootenai County, 2 mi N of Rose Lake
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 47.675, -116.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning sparked 20 small fires in the Couer d'Alene National Forest near Rose Lake. Each fire was less than an acre.
Wildfire, Benewah
- When
- August 19, 3:30 AM PST to August 21, 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Benewah County, 3 mi NW of St Joe
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 47.218, -116.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning sparked 25 small fires near St. Joe, each ranging 1-5 acres in size.
- 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.
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 12, 1998$645,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Vermont, August 12, 1998$80,000 · 2 events
- Lightning Strikes in Oklahoma, August 12, 1998$41,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, August 12, 1998$40,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 12, 1998$35,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Vermont, August 12, 1998$30,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, August 12, 1998$22,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 12, 1998$15,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Tennessee, August 12, 1998$13,000 · 5 events
- Flood and Lightning Strike in Florida, August 12, 19981 injured · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, August 12, 19981 injured · 1 event
- Hail in North Dakota, August 12, 19980.88 in hail · 8 events
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: 5660960, 5660961, 5660962, 5660963.