Dickens County, Texas · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
100 acres Aug 21, 6:00 PM
|
48 acres
Aug 21, 7:01 PM
−52 acres
was 100 acres · Aug 21, 6:00 PM
|
−52 acres
in about 1 hour
|
| Containment |
50% Aug 21, 6:00 PM
|
65%
Aug 21, 7:01 PM
+15 percent
was 50% · Aug 21, 6:00 PM
|
+15 percent
in about 1 hour
|
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Sanders Fire is a wildfire near Dickens County, Texas. It has burned about 48 acres (about 36 football fields). Crews have boxed in 65% of its edge; the other 35% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.
The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 21st at 7:01 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
78°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 10% chance of rain
Saturday
107°F · Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph WSW · 14% chance of rain
Saturday Night
79°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 15% chance of rain
Sunday
107°F · Sunny
Wind 10 to 15 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Sunday Night
80°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 10 to 15 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 21st at 7:10 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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