Review of the Wildfires of October 14, 2022

Overview

Driven by months of drought and periods of extreme heat through the summer and early fall, exceptional dry and windy conditions developed across the region on October 13 and 14, 2022. Relative humidity levels dropped to 15 to 25% both days, with wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph common. This resulted in numerous wildfires igniting in the area, particularly on October 14. Dozens of acres of cropland burned, and some farm equipment such as combines also were lost in fires. In Princeton, KY, a field fire moved into a neighborhood and burned one house and a camper. Two firefighters were injured fighting the blaze.


Smoky skies from wildfires in Henderson, KY via Nikolai Peek.	Minimum Observed Relative Humidity Values on Oct. 14, 2022	Infrared temperature GOES-East imagery showing numerous hot spots from wildfires.

Photos & Video

Photos & Video


Bell Street in Princeton, KY. (West Kentucky News Now)	Kentucky State Police on the scene of an ongoing brush fire along Highway 2194 in Graves County, KY. (KSP District 1)	Grass Fire near Kuttawa, KY. (Mandy Neal & Beau Dodson)	Soybean field fire north of Mount Vernon, IL. Approximately 80 acres burned. (Leigh Ann Watson & Beau Dodson)


Field fire near Owensboro, KY. (Amber Schrecker)	Field fire along Todd Bridge Road in Owensboro, KY. (Kay English)	Field fire along US 45 south of Paducah, KY. (Kendra Melcher & Beau Dodson)	Field fire in Webster County, KY. (Rick White/Union County EMA)


Field fire on the Henderson/Webster County, KY, line. (Felicia Daniel & Beau Dodson)	Field fire in Henderson County, KY. (Rick White/Union County EMA)	House on fire in Princeton, KY. (West Kentucky News Now)	Field fire in Todd County, KY. (Daniel Smith/Todd County EMA)


Field fire in Webster County, KY (Jeremy Moore/Webster County EMA)	Smoke plume from a wildfire near Princeton, KY. (Stevie Newby)	Structure on fire in Todd County, KY. (George Addison)	Field fire in Lyon County, KY. (Alex Wellham)

Video of a fast-moving wildfire near Princeton, KY. Video courtesy of West Kentucky News Now.

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