Wildfire, Lyman
- When
- July 27, 9:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyman forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in South Dakota, July 27, 2007
A grassland fire was sparked by haying equipment 5 miles east and 2 miles south of Presho. With strong winds and low humidity, the fire spread quickly northeast and burned nearly 100 acres of hay and prairie grass.
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ABR wrote it up.
A grassland fire was sparked by haying equipment 5 miles east and 2 miles south of Presho. With strong winds and low humidity, the fire spread quickly northeast and burned nearly 100 acres of hay and prairie grass.
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.
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 27, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 27, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 27, 2007
- Flash Flood in Wyoming, July 27, 2007
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 52398.