South Line Fire

Cameron County, Louisiana · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 9, 2026 (27 days ago)

First reported about 4 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	50 acres Aug 8, 9:00 PM	5,500 acres Sep 5, 3:00 AM +5,450 acres was 50 acres · Aug 8, 9:00 PM	+5,450 acres in 27 days
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

South Line Fire summary

The South Line Fire is a wildfire near Cameron County, Louisiana. It has burned about 5,500 acres (about 4,000 football fields). It was first reported about 4 weeks ago.

Size: 5,500 acres
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: August 8, 2026 (first reported about 4 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 9th at 10:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

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.

Today

89°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph SE · 52% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Tonight

79°F · Mostly Clear then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph SE · 15% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Monday

88°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 10 mph S · 61% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Monday Night

79°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday

90°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 19% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 9th at 10:04 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

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.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to South Line Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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