Hemphill County, Texas · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
50 acres Aug 20, 8:01 PM
|
407 acres
Aug 20, 9:01 PM
+357 acres
was 50 acres · Aug 20, 8:01 PM
|
+357 acres
in about 1 hour
|
| Containment |
75% Aug 20, 8:01 PM
|
95%
Aug 20, 9:01 PM
+20 percent
was 75% · Aug 20, 8:01 PM
|
+20 percent
in about 1 hour
|
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Hackberry Creek Fire is a wildfire near Hemphill County, Texas. It has burned about 407 acres (about 308 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. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 20th 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
72°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph ESE · 12% chance of rain
Friday
103°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 8% chance of rain
Friday Night
73°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 8% chance of rain
Saturday
102°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph WNW · 5% chance of rain
Saturday Night
72°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 10 mph ESE · 6% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 20th at 9:06 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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