Event narrative (NOAA)
High winds knocked over power lines near the towns of Marienthal and Lydia, sparking two large fires. The fire near Marienthal began around 14:30 PM CST burning fields and one home. The Marienthal fire burned approximately 1200 acres and was put out around 22:30 PM CST. The Lydia fire began around 13:50 PM CST burning fields, two homes, and several vehicles over a span of 8300 acres. This fire injured one non-hospitalized person and another person died the next day due to burns and a collapsed lung from protecting his home. The Lydia fire was extinguished around 22:06 PM CST.
Other notable wildfire events in Kansas
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.