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Eventdex · Wildfire

WILLACY

334743

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event_typeWildfire
ncei_event_id334,743
episode_id55,842
begin_utc2011-09-12T21:08:00+00:00
end_utc2011-09-14T23:00:00+00:00
stateTEXAS
cz_typeZ
cz_nameWILLACY
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
wfo_sourceOther Federal Agency
episode_narrativeThe combination of near record heat, days of afternoon humidity below 20 percent associated with dry air driven into the inland portions of the Rio Grande Valley behind Tropical Storm Lee (September 1-4) and to the north of Tropical Storm Nate (September 8-10) set the stage for brush fires to grow quickly across the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Linn/San Manuel (northwest Willacy County) on September 12th, continuing into September 14th before sufficient containment.
event_narrativeThe US Fish and Wildlife Service reported the development of several wildfires during the afternoon of September 12th on tracts of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Willacy County. The fires, which covered 300, 81, and 105 acres, respectively, morphed into a complex that covered 465 acres in an area bounded by State Highway 186, the Hidalgo County line, and East Lake. ||Weather conditions across the area for much of the month prior to the fires' development features afternoon humidity between 15 and 20 percent, temperatures between 100 and 107 degrees, and pulse gust 20 foot winds between 15 and 20 mph. ||On the day of the rapid fire growth, afternoon temperatures reached 103, humidity fell below 25 percent, and winds gusted between 14 and 20 mph. The fires were gradually contained through the 13th and 14th, with 75% containment by 5 PM CST on the 14th and 90 percent containment by 8 PM CST on the 14th.
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