Wildfire in Lincoln, Nebraska

Wildfire February 26, 2024 – February 29, 2024 · Lincoln, Nebraska

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

$700K

Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

A fire started along Betty Way Road north of North Platte at approximately 1030 AM CT on February 26th. Aided by 40+ MPH westerly winds, the fire raced 26 miles east into western portions of Custer County. By the time the fire was completely contained on September 29th, over 71000 acres of rangeland had burned. A farmstead north of Maxwell was completely destroyed by the fire. In addition the farmstead, approximately a half a dozen outbuildings were destroyed along with numerous wind breaks and fencing.

The wider storm

Two separate range fires developed on February 26th. The first was in Logan County and a second began in Lincoln County and ended in western Custer County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1164561. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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