Wildfire, Nelson
- When
- November 24, 12:00 AM EST to November 27, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson County, 4 mi NW of Lovingston
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Virginia, November 24 to 27, 1998
The Virginia Department of Forestry reported a significant flareup of a fire that burned 250 acres at the end of October on White Mountain in Central Nelson County. This fire which had been under control since November 3rd, started to spread rapidly again on the 24th of November.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- 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 LWX wrote it up.
The Virginia Department of Forestry reported a significant flareup of a fire that burned 250 acres at the end of October on White Mountain in Central Nelson County. This fire which had been under control since November 3rd, started to spread rapidly again on the 24th of November. The flareup burned an additional 300 acres near Davis Creek on White Mountain near Lovingston before being controlled on the 27th. Only private forest land was affected and 50 fire fighters were used to bring the blaze under control. Also of note, a separate fire burned 20 acres on Afton Mountain in extreme Northern Nelson County on the 23rd of November. Fortunately it was contained within the day.
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
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More
Every storm in Virginia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, November 1998
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: 5675752.