Mud Road Fire

Hunt County, Texas · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 30, 2026 (about 1 hour ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
75 acres
Aug 29, 8:00 PM
+35 acres
was 40 acres · Aug 29, 6:00 PM
Containment
15%
Aug 29, 8:00 PM
+10 percent
was 5% · Aug 29, 7:00 PM
Crew size —
Money spent —

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Mud Road Fire summary

The Mud Road Fire is a wildfire near Hunt County, Texas. It has burned about 75 acres (about 57 football fields). Crews have boxed in 15% of its edge; the other 85% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
75 acres
Containment
15%
Discovered
August 29, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 29th at 8:00 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.

Tonight

76°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 mph SE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday

101°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Sunday Night

76°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Monday

101°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Monday Night

76°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 29th at 7:08 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

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