Parker County, Texas · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
12 acres Aug 19, 1:00 PM
|
15 acres
Aug 19, 4:00 PM
+3 acres
was 12 acres · Aug 19, 1:00 PM
|
+3 acres
in about 3 hours
|
| Containment |
50% Aug 19, 11:01 AM
|
90%
Aug 19, 4:00 PM
+40 percent
was 50% · Aug 19, 11:01 AM
|
+40 percent
in about 5 hours
|
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Good Things Fire is a wildfire near Parker County, Texas. It has burned about 15 acres (about 11 football fields). Crews have boxed in 90% of its edge; the other 10% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.
The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 19th 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
103°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 10 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
78°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 10 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain
Thursday
104°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 4% chance of rain
Thursday Night
78°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 4% chance of rain
Friday
103°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 5% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 19th at 2:05 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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