Rockbridge County, Virginia · Wildfire
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The Taylor Hollow Fire is a wildfire near Rockbridge County, Virginia. It has burned about 108 acres (about 82 football fields). Crews have boxed in 70% of its edge; the other 30% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 13 days ago. About 83 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 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
85°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 8 mph SW · 57% chance of rain
Tonight
69°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog
Wind 7 mph W · 65% chance of rain
Sunday
83°F · Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 mph W · 29% chance of rain
Sunday Night
65°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 2 mph N · 25% chance of rain
Monday
79°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 3 mph SE · 36% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:32 p.m. CDT.
About 83 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $950,000 has been spent on it so far.
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