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| event_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 91,495 |
| episode_id | 15,236 |
| begin_utc | 2008-03-18T21:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2008-03-19T05:59:00+00:00 |
| state | TEXAS |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | BROOKS |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| 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 Sordito Fire, another large fire ignited during the mid afternoon on March 18th, burned an unknown number of acreage in northern Brooks County near State Highway 285 and Brooks County Road 214 west of Falfurrias. The fire was contained, but not without threatening five structures, which were saved by the rapid response teams. |
| year | 2,008 |
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