Wildfire in Florida, July 5 to 13, 2000

Name: Wildfire in Florida, July 5 to 13, 2000
Start: 2000-07-05T13:30
End: 2000-07-13T09:00
Location: Florida

July 5 to 13, 2000 · NWS TAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
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.

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Bay

When: July 5, 1:30 PM EST to July 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Bay County, 10 mi E of Panama City
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 63-acre controlled burn went awry in the East Callaway Heights area. The blaze which was contained eight days later, scorched nearly 1,000 acres. Numerous homes were threatened, but there were no mandatory evacuations. A barn and a shed were consumed at a residence on Dogwood Way. More than 100 firefighters and the Florida Division of Forestry fought the blaze. County officials closed a section of State Road 22 between Star Avenue and the Bay County line due to smoke. Reported by the Panama City News Herald.

What these are

Wildfire: A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, July 2000

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: 5162916.