Wildfire, Anne Arundel
- When
- March 17, 8:20 AM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Anne Arundel forecast zone
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.994, -76.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Maryland, March 17, 2006
100 Acres were burned due to a wildfire in the Severn Run Natural Environment Area located near Millersville. Newspaper reports indicated that two firefighters were injured during the fire.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- 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 LWX wrote it up.
100 Acres were burned due to a wildfire in the Severn Run Natural Environment Area located near Millersville. Newspaper reports indicated that two firefighters were injured during the fire. Weather conditions were conducive to explosive fire growth, with very dry surface fuels, strong winds and low relative humidity.
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
- Lightning Strike and Winter Weather in California, March 17 to 18, 2006
- Winter Weather in Colorado, March 17 to 19, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, March 17 to 18, 2006
- High Wind in Alaska, March 17, 2006
- Heavy Snow in California, March 17, 2006
- Hail in Texas, March 17, 2006
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, March 17, 2006
- Hail in Texas, March 17, 2006
- Winter Storm in Nevada, March 17 to 18, 2006
- Hail in Texas, March 17, 2006
More
Every storm in Maryland in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, March 2006
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: 5494873.