Wyoming, 2000

Wildfire in Wyoming, August 10 to 13, 2000

August 10 to 13, 2000 · NWS UNR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Crook

When
August 10, 10:00 PM MST to August 13, 2:00 PM MST
Where
Crook County, Countywide
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
44.589, -104.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Eighteen fires were started by lightning. The largest fire burned 4,000 acres in the New Haven area and took several days to contain. The rest were contained within 24 hours.

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

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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: 5169784.