Montague County, Texas · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
40 acres Aug 17, 1:00 PM
|
47 acres
Aug 17, 2:00 PM
+7 acres
was 40 acres · Aug 17, 1:00 PM
|
+7 acres
in about 1 hour
|
| Containment | — |
40%
Aug 17, 2:00 PM
|
— |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Cottonwood Creek Fire is a wildfire near Montague County, Texas. It has burned about 47 acres (about 36 football fields). Crews have boxed in 40% of its edge; the other 60% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 2:00 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.
This Afternoon
106°F · Sunny
Wind 5 mph NE · 11% chance of rain
Tonight
78°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 mph E · 11% chance of rain
Tuesday
108°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 3% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
80°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 2% chance of rain
Wednesday
107°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 2:09 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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