This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
This is a high-significance wildfires event affecting Sioux, Nebraska, tracked from official feeds (NASA EONET). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 39,696 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Natural
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Forecast discussion NWS CYS
Area Forecast Discussion
Severe thunderstorms possible this afternoon and Thursday with heavy rain, hail, and strong winds likely.
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000 FXUS65 KCYS 081809 AFDCYS Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 1209 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and Thursday with heavy rainfall, hail, and strong gusty winds possible. - A ridge builds late in the long term, drying the area out and developing Red Flag and potential heat advisory conditions through next week. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... Issued at 405 AM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026 A small plume of showers is slowly weakening as it moves eastward along I-80 this morning. Only a trace to couple hun…
- News KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE
Gov. Pillen declares emergency as Log Road Fire burns over 1,000 acres
Read the full article at KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE ↗
- Federal declaration FEMA
Major disaster declaration: WILDFIRES (Nebraska)
FEMA DR-4920 — Fire, declared 2026-06-30.
- News IQAir
Wildfire Map Spotlight: South Fork Fire, Nebraska
Show 7 earlier updates
- Nebraska Public Media News
- knopnews2.com News
South Fork Fire evacuation orders lifted as containment holds at 80%
- knopnews2.com News
South Fork Fire managers plan command transfer as conditions improve
- wyomingnewsnow.tv News
South Fork Fire grows to almost 39,000 acres and 55% contained
- wyomingnewsnow.tv News
- Nebraska Public Media News
As northwest Nebraska fire grows, governor announces grant to pay firefighting costs
- KOTA Territory News News
South Fork Fire near South Dakota’s southern border grows to more than 28K acres
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.