The Dexes / Wildfire (Storm Events) / 1002480
Eventdex · Wildfire (Storm Events)
INLAND KENEDY COUNTY
1002480
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 1,002,480 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 165,819 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2022-03-02T19:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2022-03-03T20:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | TEXAS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | INLAND KENEDY COUNTY |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Park/Forest Service |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Conditions were very favorable for wildfire spread with high pressure and dry weather in place during the day of March 2nd. Moderate to strong east to southeast winds combined with cured ground fuels from several freeze events in January and February allowed for rapid wildfire growth. The Oak Mott fire, in the southern portion of Kenedy County and northern portion of Willacy County, ignited on March 2nd around 1:00PM CST and continued until 2:00PM CST on March 3rd when it was announced it was 100 percent contained. The fire consumed a total of 873 acres. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | The event known as the Oak Mott Wildfire was estimated to have initiated around 1:00PM CST about 7 miles north of San Perlita, TX along the border of Kenedy and Willacy Counties. It burned until the afternoon of the 3rd when it was announced to be 100 percent contained at 2:00PM CST. This wildfire consumed a total of 873 acres, of which approximately 800 acres burned in Inland Kenedy County. A Spot Request submitted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service on March 2nd and the GOES-16 Day Land Cloud Fire RGB channel were used as a guide for the ignition time and rapid spread that followed. |
| Yearyear | 2,022 |
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