Kentucky, 2000

Wildfire in Kentucky, March 8, 2000

March 8, 2000 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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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.

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Lyon

When
March 8, 3:45 PM CST to 5:50 PM CST
Where
Lyon County, Kuttawa
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A period of windy, dry, and mild weather resulted in high fire danger during the normal spring fire season, prior to the green-up of forest fuels. A fire burned about 50 acres of woods near Lake Barkley in the vicinity of Kuttawa. About 80 firefighters from Lyon and Caldwell Counties were hampered by steep, rugged terrain. No homes were damaged, and there were no injuries. During the 10-day period leading up to the fire, only one quarter inch of rain fell at Paducah.

What these are

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

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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: 5135383.