Burnet County, Texas · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
15 acres Aug 11, 7:01 PM
|
9 acres
Aug 11, 8:01 PM
−6 acres
was 15 acres · Aug 11, 7:01 PM
|
−6 acres
in about 1 hour
|
| Containment |
10% Aug 11, 7:01 PM
|
20%
Aug 11, 8:01 PM
+10 percent
was 10% · Aug 11, 7:01 PM
|
+10 percent
in about 1 hour
|
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Sandy Fire is a wildfire near Burnet County, Texas. It has burned about 9 acres (about 7 football fields). Crews have boxed in 20% of its edge; the other 80% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 11th at 8:01 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
75°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 1% chance of rain
Wednesday
100°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday Night
74°F · Clear
Wind 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Thursday
100°F · Sunny
Wind 10 to 15 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Thursday Night
74°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 15 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 11th at 7:06 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.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 2 other active fires, closest first:
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