Wildfire in Grant, Nebraska

Wildfire March 12, 2026 – March 28, 2026 · Grant, Nebraska

$41K

Damage as recorded

$22K

Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Morrill fire entered southwestern Grant County during the evening hours of March 12th. The fire consumed 872 acres of rangeland in Grant County.

The wider storm

Fire initiated southeast of Angora Nebraska in eastern Morrill County during the afternoon hours of March 12th. Aided by west-northwest winds, gusting over 50 MPH, fire raced to the east-southeast. By late evening on March 12th, the fire had tracked some 70 miles across Garden County into southwestern Arthur, far southwestern Grant, and northwestern Keith County. By the time the fire was contained on March 28th, 642,029 acres were consumed. The Morrill fire was the largest fire on record in the state of Nebraska. One direct fatality occurred as a result of the fire.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1322575. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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