North Dakota, 2006Wildfire in North Dakota, July 12, 2006
July 12, 2006 · NWS BIS · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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 forecasters said that day
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NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 12, 1:15 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 1:15 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 12, 3:30 PM CST, 0 minutes before
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- When
- July 12, 3:30 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Reported by
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- Coordinates
- 46.097, -102.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dry lightning started wildfires north and northeast of Hettinger. 700 acres and 16 straw bales burned.
- 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.
- Tornado in New York, July 12, 20066 injured · $10 million · F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, July 12, 20061 death · 1 injured · $1.3 million · 7 events
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 12, 20062 injured · $3.0 million · 109 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado in Connecticut, July 12, 2006$2.0 million · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in New York, July 12, 2006$3.4 million · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, July 12, 2006$1.9 million · 2 events
- Dust Storm and Damaging Wind in Texas, July 12, 2006$750,000 · 62 kt wind · 7 events
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 12, 2006$425,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 12, 2006$215,000 · 52 kt wind · 11 events
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 12, 2006$77,000 · 65 kt wind · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 12, 2006$75,000 · 78 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 12, 2006$45,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5522601.