Johnson County, Texas · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
4 acres Aug 12, 12:00 AM
|
4 acres
Aug 12, 12:00 AM
|
— |
| Containment |
75% Aug 11, 10:01 PM
|
95%
Aug 12, 12:00 AM
+20 percent
was 75% · Aug 11, 10:01 PM
|
+20 percent
in about 2 hours
|
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Pork Loin Fire is a wildfire near Johnson County, Texas. It has burned about 4 acres (about 4 football fields). Crews have boxed in 95% of its edge; the other 5% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.
The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 12th at 12:00 a.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
76°F · Clear
Wind 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
100°F · Sunny
Wind 10 to 15 mph S · 1% chance of rain
Wednesday Night
76°F · Clear
Wind 10 to 15 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Thursday
100°F · Sunny
Wind 10 to 15 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain
Thursday Night
75°F · Clear
Wind 10 to 15 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 11th at 11:04 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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