Dawes County, Nebraska · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
30 acres Aug 11, 7:01 PM
|
28 acres
Aug 11, 9:00 PM
−2 acres
was 30 acres · Aug 11, 7:01 PM
|
−2 acres
in about 2 hours
|
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The White River Fire is a wildfire near Dawes County, Nebraska. It has burned about 28 acres (about 21 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.
The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 11th at 9:00 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
65°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 10 to 20 mph NE · 8% chance of rain
Wednesday
90°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 20 mph ESE · 43% chance of rain
Wednesday Night
59°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 10 to 20 mph NE · 69% chance of rain
Thursday
79°F · Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 10 to 15 mph ENE · 54% chance of rain
Thursday Night
59°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 10 to 15 mph SE · 77% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 11th at 8:05 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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