Wildfire, Wolfe
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM EST to October 6, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wolfe forecast zone
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 37.739, -83.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Kentucky, October 1 to 6, 2019
A wildfire at Sky Bridge in the Red River Gorge, which began on September 30th, continued to burn until October 6th. The main impact from this fire was the closure of the area into the first week of October.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 JKL wrote it up.
A wildfire at Sky Bridge in the Red River Gorge, which began on September 30th, continued to burn until October 6th. The main impact from this fire was the closure of the area into the first week of October.
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
- Rip Current in New York, October 1, 2019
- Drought in Virginia, October 1 to 22, 2019
- Drought in North Carolina, October 1 to 22, 2019
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, October 1 to 2, 2019
- Drought in West Virginia, October 1 to 22, 2019
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, October 1, 2019
- Flash Flooding in New Mexico, October 1, 2019
- Flooding in Wisconsin, October 1 to 31, 2019
- Drought in Georgia, October 1 to 31, 2019
- Flooding in Michigan, October 1 to 2, 2019
- Flooding in South Dakota, October 1 to 31, 2019
- Flooding in South Dakota, October 1 to 31, 2019
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, October 2019
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: 851498.