Covington County, Alabama · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
0 acres Aug 24, 11:00 AM
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0 acres
Aug 24, 11:00 AM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Buck Pond Fire is a wildfire near Covington County, Alabama. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported 2 days ago.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 24th 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
95°F · Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 57% chance of rain
Tonight
71°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 57% chance of rain
Tuesday
93°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph NW · 53% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
71°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear
Wind 0 mph · 53% chance of rain
Wednesday
93°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 51% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 24th at 10:05 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.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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