Wildfire, Morris
- When
- August 5, 8:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morris County, Morristown
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in New Jersey, August 5, 1998
The unseasonably warm and dry weather contributed to a three-quarter acre grass and forest fire near Jockey Hollow in Morristown. The fire was quickly contained and there were no reports of injuries or property damage.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 PHI wrote it up.
The unseasonably warm and dry weather contributed to a three-quarter acre grass and forest fire near Jockey Hollow in Morristown. The fire was quickly contained and there were no reports of injuries or property damage.
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.
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More
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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: 5668197.