Denton County, Texas · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
50 acres Aug 23, 8:00 PM
|
122 acres
Aug 23, 9:00 PM
+72 acres
was 50 acres · Aug 23, 8:00 PM
|
+72 acres
in about 1 hour
|
| Containment |
0% Aug 23, 8:00 PM
|
80%
Aug 23, 9:00 PM
+80 percent
was 0% · Aug 23, 8:00 PM
|
+80 percent
in about 1 hour
|
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Dove Fire is a wildfire near Denton County, Texas. It has burned about 122 acres (about 92 football fields). Crews have boxed in 80% of its edge; the other 20% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 23rd at 9:00 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.
Tonight
82°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 10 mph S · 1% chance of rain
Monday
108°F · Sunny
Wind 10 to 15 mph SW · 2% chance of rain
Monday Night
81°F · Mostly Clear then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 10 to 15 mph SSW · 10% chance of rain
Tuesday
106°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Sunny
Wind 10 mph SW · 10% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
80°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 5% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 23rd 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 1 other active fire, closest first:
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