Wildfire in Western Cherry, Nebraska

Wildfire April 21, 2026 – April 22, 2026 · Western Cherry, Nebraska

$25K

Damage as recorded

$291K

Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning started a fire north of Mullen in southern Cherry County during the late evening hours of April 20th. Named the Spike Box fire, and aided by strong winds, the fire grew to approximately 7,000 acres before rainfall helped extinguish the fire on April 22nd. One grass rig was damaged in the fire. A total of 8 fire departments responded to the blaze. A total of 3 residences had to be evacuated at the Spike Box Ranch headquarters. No structures were lost in the fire.

The wider storm

A fire at the Spike Box Ranch in southern Cherry County burned approximately 7,000 acres over the course of two days. A second fire in southern Cherry County burned approximately 2,500 acres.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1332475. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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