Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Ellis
Event narrative (NOAA)
A very large and fast moving wildfire burned nearly 50,000 acres. Numerous structures, fence posts, livestock, wildlife were killed by the fire. Fire officials indicated that structures that normally take 90 to 120 minutes to burn completely in high wind were burning to cinders in less than 15 minutes. Tragically one person caught in the fire passed away. He was driving to a structure for protection from high wind and ran out of fuel and was caught in the advancing fire line.
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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.