Somervell County, Texas · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
60 acres
Aug 20, 11:00 AM
|
— |
| Containment |
0% Aug 20, 10:00 AM
|
10%
Aug 20, 11:00 AM
+10 percent
was 0% · Aug 20, 10:00 AM
|
+10 percent
in about 1 hour
|
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Cross Branch Fire is a wildfire near Somervell County, Texas. It has burned about 60 acres (about 45 football fields). Crews have boxed in 10% of its edge; the other 90% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.
The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 20th at 11:00 a.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.
Today
105°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
79°F · Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Friday
106°F · Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 18% chance of rain
Friday Night
79°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 18% chance of rain
Saturday
106°F · Sunny
Wind 5 mph SSW · 2% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 20th at 11:08 a.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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