Liberty County, Florida · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
5 acres Aug 18, 12:01 PM
|
12 acres
Aug 18, 1:00 PM
+7 acres
was 5 acres · Aug 18, 12:01 PM
|
+7 acres
in about 1 hour
|
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Tiger Creek Fire is a wildfire near Liberty County, Florida. It has burned about 12 acres (about 9 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 4 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 18th at 1:00 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
97°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 46% chance of rain
Tonight
79°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 40% chance of rain
Wednesday
97°F · Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 0 to 5 mph WNW · 56% chance of rain
Wednesday Night
76°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 10 mph WSW · 56% chance of rain
Thursday
97°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 46% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 18th at 1:08 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 4 other active fires, closest first:
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