White Lightening Fire
The White Lightening Fire burned 525 acres in Forrest County, Mississippi, in 2000. It was discovered on February 15, 2000, and contained on February 19, 2000. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 525 acres
- Discovered
- February 15, 2000
- Contained
- February 19, 2000
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,511 acres. Point of origin as reported, 31.102, -89.085.
The record
- Reported final size
- 525 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,511 acres
- Discovered
- February 15, 2000, 1:44 p.m. local time
- Contained
- February 19, 2000, 3:12 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Mississippi
- County
- Forrest County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- National Forests in Mississippi
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MS3111308909920000215
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-362004
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Mississippi in 20006
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Pen Fire | 1,620 | Mar 24, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,200 | Sep 4, 2000 | Human |
| Sam Road Fire | 1,162 | Feb 6, 2000 | Human |
| Snake Eyes Fire | 1,005 | Aug 28, 2000 | Human |
| Wolfe Fire | 1,000 | Oct 23, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 801 | Aug 20, 2000 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.