Mingo County, West Virginia · Wildfire
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The Slate Branch Fire is a wildfire near Mingo County, West Virginia. It has burned about 500 acres (about 379 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 3 months ago. About 6 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 5 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 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.
This Afternoon
85°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 7 mph W · 44% chance of rain
Tonight
70°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 3 to 7 mph SW · 81% chance of rain
Sunday
82°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 mph NW · 48% chance of rain
Sunday Night
66°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 3 mph NE · 24% chance of rain
Monday
84°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 2 mph S · 9% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:31 p.m. CDT.
About 6 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $4,000 has been spent on it so far.
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