Brown County, Nebraska · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
1 acres
Jul 29, 6:00 PM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Deep Creek Fire is a wildfire near Brown County, Nebraska. It has burned about 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.
The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 29th at 6:00 p.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
Tonight
69°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 10 to 15 mph SSE · 24% chance of rain
Thursday
89°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 10 to 15 mph S · 62% chance of rain
Thursday Night
64°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 5 to 15 mph WNW · 69% chance of rain
Friday
84°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 15 to 20 mph N · 5% chance of rain
Friday Night
59°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 to 15 mph NNW · 1% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 29th at 7:08 p.m. CDT.
This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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