Starr County, Texas · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
10 acres Aug 12, 6:00 PM
|
18 acres
Aug 12, 8:00 PM
+8 acres
was 10 acres · Aug 12, 6:00 PM
|
+8 acres
in about 2 hours
|
| Containment |
75% Aug 12, 7:00 PM
|
95%
Aug 12, 8:00 PM
+20 percent
was 75% · Aug 12, 7:00 PM
|
+20 percent
in about 1 hour
|
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Wall Fire is a wildfire near Starr County, Texas. It has burned about 18 acres (about 14 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. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 12th at 8:00 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
80°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 12 to 16 mph SE · 0% chance of rain
Thursday
104°F · Sunny
Wind 12 to 16 mph SE · 0% chance of rain
Thursday Night
81°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 10 to 17 mph SE · 0% chance of rain
Friday
102°F · Sunny
Wind 10 to 15 mph SE · 8% chance of rain
Friday Night
80°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 10 to 16 mph SE · 8% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 12th at 7:12 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 1 other active fire, closest first:
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