Wildfire, Fall River
- When
- September 9, 2:00 PM MST to September 10, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Fall River County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.239, -103.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in South Dakota, September 9 to 10, 2000
A small fire started by sparks from a train was fueled by 50 mph winds. The fire burned through the small town of Ardmore.
Where it happened
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- 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 UNR wrote it up.
A small fire started by sparks from a train was fueled by 50 mph winds. The fire burned through the small town of Ardmore. A vacant house and four outbuildings were destroyed, but no injuries were reported.
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
- Heat in Kentucky, September 9, 2000
- Dust Storm in Montana, September 9, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Connecticut, September 9, 2000
- Flood in Hawaii, September 9, 2000
- Flash Flood in Florida, September 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, September 9, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 9, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 9, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 9, 2000
- Flood in New York, September 9, 2000
- Waterspout in Florida, September 9, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, September 9, 2000
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, September 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: 5157960.