Wildfire in Buffalo, South Dakota

Wildfire July 11, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency management reported a fire that consumed 733 acres of pasture as well as hay bales.

Lightning from morning thunderstorms sparked a wildfire that expanded rapidly in the early afternoon, consuming a large area of pastureland.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1263132. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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