Wildfire in Western Cherry, Nebraska

Wildfire April 21, 2026 – April 23, 2026 · Western Cherry, Nebraska

$70K

Damage as recorded

$63K

Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning started a wildfire north of Mullen in southern Cherry County during the evening hours of April 21st. Named the Phipps Fire, the fire grew to approximately 2,500 acres before being extinguished. Residences were evacuated along Calf Creek during the evening of April 22nd.

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 1332482. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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