Wildfire, Adams
- When
- April 13, 1:00 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Adams County, New Rome
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Coordinates
- 43.970, -89.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Wisconsin, April 13, 1998
A wildfire, fanned by gusty winds, charred 158 acres of red pine in New Rome township during the early morning of April 13. The fire necessitated the evacuation of some nearby residences.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $80,000
- 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 ARX wrote it up.
A wildfire, fanned by gusty winds, charred 158 acres of red pine in New Rome township during the early morning of April 13. The fire necessitated the evacuation of some nearby residences. Nobody was injured and no homes were lost.
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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- Tornado in Illinois, April 13, 1998
- Tornado in Missouri, April 13, 1998
- Tornado in Missouri, April 13, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 13, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, April 13 to 14, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 13, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 13, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 13 to 14, 1998
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: 5639825.