Tobacco Creek Fire

McKenzie County, North Dakota · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 25, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)

First reported about 3 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	0 acres Aug 25, 3:00 PM	0 acres Aug 25, 3:00 PM	—
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Tobacco Creek Fire summary

The Tobacco Creek Fire is a wildfire near McKenzie County, North Dakota. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported about 3 months ago. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.

Size: under 1 acre
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: June 2, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 25th at 3:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

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

77°F · Sunny

Wind 24 mph NW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

51°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 2 to 22 mph NW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

78°F · Sunny

Wind 1 to 6 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday Night

53°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 2 to 6 mph NE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

82°F · Sunny

Wind 3 to 16 mph SE · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 25th at 3:06 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

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.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Tobacco Creek Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:

8th Street Fire · 71 mi away 15 acres

See all active fires in North Dakota →

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