Parker County, Texas · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
5 acres Aug 17, 6:00 PM
|
3 acres
Aug 17, 9:01 PM
−2 acres
was 5 acres · Aug 17, 6:00 PM
|
−2 acres
in about 3 hours
|
| Containment |
50% Aug 17, 6:00 PM
|
95%
Aug 17, 9:01 PM
+45 percent
was 50% · Aug 17, 6:00 PM
|
+45 percent
in about 3 hours
|
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Shaw Creek Fire is a wildfire near Parker County, Texas. It has burned about 3 acres (about 2 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 Monday, August 17th at 9:01 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
77°F · Clear
Wind 5 mph SSE · 2% chance of rain
Tuesday
105°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 1% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
78°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
104°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday Night
78°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 9:04 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.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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