Wildfire, Sioux
- When
- July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 21, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sioux forecast zone
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Wildfire in North Dakota, July 18 to 21, 2006
A fire began in the early afternoon of the 18th to the west of Fort Yates after smoldering for several hours following a morning lightning strike. The wildfire quickly grew out of control as a result of low relative humidity values, south winds that gusted to 40 mph, and ongoing drought conditions.
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BIS wrote it up.
A fire began in the early afternoon of the 18th to the west of Fort Yates after smoldering for several hours following a morning lightning strike. The wildfire quickly grew out of control as a result of low relative humidity values, south winds that gusted to 40 mph, and ongoing drought conditions. The fire consumed approximately 10,500 acres of pasture and grassland, much of it in rough terrain that made firefighting efforts difficult. Nine homes were evacuated the afternoon of the 18th. The North Dakota National Gaurd's helicopters assisted firefighting efforts by dropping water on the fire, which was not declared 100 percent contained until the evening of the 21st.
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.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5522591.