Grassy Flat Fire

Yell County, Arkansas · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 15, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
38 acres
Aug 15, 4:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

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Grassy Flat Fire summary

The Grassy Flat Fire is a wildfire near Yell County, Arkansas. It has burned about 38 acres (about 29 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
38 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 15, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 15th at 4:00 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

98°F · Sunny

Wind 5 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

76°F · Clear

Wind 0 to 5 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday

100°F · Sunny

Wind 5 mph WSW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Very hot Dry

Sunday Night

76°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Monday

100°F · Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 25% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Very hot Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 15th at 4:08 p.m. CDT.

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

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