Flats Fire

Hunt County, Texas · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 11, 2026 (29 days ago)

First reported about 4 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	35 acres Sep 9, 11:00 AM	—
Containment	—	0% Sep 9, 11:00 AM	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Flats Fire summary

The Flats Fire is a wildfire near Hunt County, Texas. It has burned about 35 acres (about 27 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago.

Size: 35 acres
Containment: 0%
Discovered: August 11, 2026 (first reported about 4 weeks ago)
Cause: Equipment and vehicle use

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 12:01 p.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.

This Afternoon

105°F · Sunny

Wind 5 mph WSW · 11% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Very hot Dry

Tonight

78°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 mph SSE · 11% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday

106°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Tuesday Night

80°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday

104°F · Sunny

Wind 10 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 12:07 p.m. CDT.

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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 Flats Fire

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

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