Wildfire, Prowers
- When
- February 17, 3:00 PM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Prowers County, 3 mi S of Lamar Arpt
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.955, -102.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Colorado, February 17, 1999
A cold front brought gusty winds over 50 mph to the Lamar area in the late afternoon, sparking a large wildfire. Over 7,500 acres were scorched just south of Lamar, but there was no damage to structures.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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 PUB wrote it up.
A cold front brought gusty winds over 50 mph to the Lamar area in the late afternoon, sparking a large wildfire. Over 7,500 acres were scorched just south of Lamar, but there was no damage to structures.
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 Idaho, February 17, 1999
- Winter Weather in Maine, February 17 to 18, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, February 17 to 18, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Nebraska, February 17, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 17, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 17, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 17, 1999
- Blizzard in Colorado, February 17 to 18, 1999
- Blizzard in Alaska, February 17, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 17 to 18, 1999
More
Every storm in Colorado in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, February 1999
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: 5689742.