Wildfire, Boone
- When
- November 2, 12:00 PM EST to November 3, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Boone County, Countywide
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 38.023, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in West Virginia, November 2 to 3, 2000
Brush fires caused smoke to limit visibility across the southern coal fields. Surface visibilities of 2 to 5 miles were common.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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 RLX wrote it up.
Brush fires caused smoke to limit visibility across the southern coal fields. Surface visibilities of 2 to 5 miles were common. The fires did not get out of control, and were eventually contained by state forestry personnel.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Wildfire, Logan
- When
- November 2, 12:00 PM EST to November 3, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Logan County, Countywide
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -81.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire, McDowell
- When
- November 2, 12:00 PM EST to November 3, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell County, Countywide
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 37.379, -81.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire, Mingo
- When
- November 2, 12:00 PM EST to November 3, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mingo County, Countywide
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 37.726, -82.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire, Raleigh
- When
- November 2, 12:00 PM EST to November 3, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Raleigh County, Countywide
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 37.771, -81.249 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire, Wyoming
- When
- November 2, 12:00 PM EST to November 3, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming County, Countywide
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 37.610, -81.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Flash Flooding in Texas, November 2 to 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Texas, November 2 to 4, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, November 2, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, November 2 to 5, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Texas, November 2, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, November 2, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, November 2, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, November 2 to 5, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, November 2, 2000
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, November 2 to 3, 2000
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, November 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: 5158546, 5158547, 5158548, 5158549, 5158550, 5158551.