Rusk County, Texas · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
10 acres Aug 22, 1:00 PM
|
25 acres
Aug 22, 2:00 PM
+15 acres
was 10 acres · Aug 22, 1:00 PM
|
+15 acres
in about 1 hour
|
| Containment |
0% Aug 22, 1:00 PM
|
20%
Aug 22, 2:00 PM
+20 percent
was 0% · Aug 22, 1:00 PM
|
+20 percent
in about 1 hour
|
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Dead Oak Fire is a wildfire near Rusk County, Texas. It has burned about 25 acres (about 19 football fields). Crews have boxed in 20% of its edge; the other 80% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 22nd 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
106°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 mph NW · 18% chance of rain
Tonight
78°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 mph S · 18% chance of rain
Sunday
105°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 mph SE · 11% chance of rain
Sunday Night
79°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 10% chance of rain
Monday
104°F · Sunny
Wind 10 mph SW · 4% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 22nd at 2:04 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 1 other active fire, closest first:
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