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| event_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 91,494 |
| episode_id | 15,236 |
| begin_utc | 2008-03-18T21:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2008-03-19T14:00:00+00:00 |
| state | TEXAS |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | HIDALGO |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| damage_property | 100.00K |
| damage_crops | 50.00K |
| wfo_source | Park/Forest Service |
| episode_narrative | A strong cold front passing through the central portion of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Deep South Texas during the mid and late afternoon of March 18th brought a combination of wind gusts in excess of 50 mph, falling humidity into the teens, and rapid drying to already drought-affected short-term fuels. These conditions, combined with falling live power lines and other sparking material, produced a number of significant wild fires across Jim Hogg, Brooks, Hidalgo, and Starr Counties between the afternoon of the 18th and the afternoon of the 19th.||In total, aerial and ground surveys suggested that at least 40,000 acres may have burned in total, with at least 25,000 of those related to the Burns Ranch blaze which stretched from the border of Starr, Brooks, and Jim Hogg County east-southeast into southern Brooks and Hidalgo County, with the smoke plume extending into Willacy County. Infrared satellite imagery initially pinpointed the hot spots soon after ignition; Doppler Radar was able to capture the plume from the Burns Ranch Fire into the evening of the 18th. |
| event_narrative | The Burns Ranch Fire, with origins in extreme southwest Brooks County, spread rapidly southeast into extreme northern Hidalgo County by late afternoon on March 18th, eventually crossing Federal Highway 281 and continuing toward Willacy County. The fire threatened residences in rural northern Hidalgo County, resulting in the evacuation of at least 200 persons. In addition, four buildings were destroyed in these areas. ||Livestock damage was also noted, in the form of 50 head of cattle killed by the blaze, with perhaps hundreds others sustaining injuries. Dozens of volunteer fire departments aided the containment effort, which continued into the 19th and 20th as some locations rekindled briefly. |
| year | 2,008 |
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