Wildfire, Monroe
- When
- April 5, 7:00 PM CST to April 6, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, Four Corners
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.946, -90.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Wisconsin, April 5 to 6, 2000
A wildfire, fanned by strong northwest winds gusting to around 55 mph, caused nearly 800 acres to be burned. Homes were evacuated, but none of the structures received damage as fire fighters contained the blaze.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $45,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 ARX wrote it up.
A wildfire, fanned by strong northwest winds gusting to around 55 mph, caused nearly 800 acres to be burned. Homes were evacuated, but none of the structures received damage as fire fighters contained the blaze.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Wildfire, La Crosse
- When
- April 5, 7:00 PM CST to April 6, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- La Crosse County, Burr Oak
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.907, -91.115 (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
- High Wind in North Dakota, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in Iowa, April 5, 2000
- Wildfire in Missouri, April 5 to 6, 2000
- High Wind in Iowa, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in North Dakota, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in Minnesota, April 5, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, April 5, 2000
- Strong Wind in Virginia, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in Minnesota, April 5 to 6, 2000
- Strong Wind in District of Columbia, April 5, 2000
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, April 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: 5140097, 5140098.