Wildfire, Minnehaha
- When
- March 6, 1:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Minnehaha County, 3 mi NW of Brandon
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -96.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in South Dakota, March 6, 2000
A grass fire of unknown origin was exacerbated by dry conditions and strong winds, and burned 1500 acres of grassland northwest and north of Brandon. Several homes were threatened by the fire but no homes were damaged, although farmland and some equipment burned.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- 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 FSD wrote it up.
A grass fire of unknown origin was exacerbated by dry conditions and strong winds, and burned 1500 acres of grassland northwest and north of Brandon. Several homes were threatened by the fire but no homes were damaged, although farmland and some equipment burned.
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
- Hail in California, March 6, 2000
- Wildfire in South Dakota, March 6, 2000
- Flooding in California, March 6 to 7, 2000
- High Wind in California, March 6, 2000
- Heavy Snow and Hail in Colorado, March 6 to 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 6 to 7, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, March 6 to 7, 2000
- Dust Devil in Virginia, March 6, 2000
- Hail in California, March 6, 2000
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, March 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: 5138153.