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Eventdex · Wildfire (Storm Events)

ROBERTS

1205849

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Event typeevent_typeWildfire
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id1,205,849
Episode IDepisode_id195,077
Begin UTCbegin_utc2024-03-01T06:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2024-03-17T07:35:00+00:00
StatestateTEXAS
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameROBERTS
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourcePark/Forest Service
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeAt approximately 2:20 pm on February 26, 2024, Texas A&M Forest Service received a request for assistance for a wildfire in Hutchinson County. Texas A&M Forest Service crews are working in unified command with local resources. The fire ignited one mile north of Sinnett, Texas and east of Highway 207, with initial fire behavior reported as extremely active in tall grasses due to high winds and low relative humidity. Winds gusting over 40- 50 mph pushed the fire east from Highway 207 approximately 30 miles to Highway 70 north of Pampa, Texas. This fire (Smokehouse Creek Fire) would go on to burn 1,054,153 acres and the estimated cost is around $5,800,000. The total acreage expanded across 5 other counties. Roberts, Hemphill, Carson Gray, and Wheeler.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeEstimated containment via incident update reports. Estimated Acres burned with the use of GIS mapping data is 437,737.
Yearyear2,024

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ROBERTS — Wildfire (Storm Events) — TerraPulse