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Eventdex · Wildfire (Storm Events)

TEXAS

920357

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Event typeevent_typeWildfire
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id920,357
Episode IDepisode_id152,796
Begin UTCbegin_utc2020-10-12T02:25:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2020-10-12T06:00:00+00:00
StatestateOKLAHOMA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameTEXAS
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceFire Department/Rescue
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeAbnormally dry conditions along with critical fire weather conditions resulted in a significant wildfire in Texas County which consumed about three hundred acres. Southwest winds of 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 35 mph and humidities below ten percent led to extreme wildfire behavior.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeThe Texhoma Command Fire began about nine miles east southeast of Griggs Oklahoma in Texas County around 2025CST. There were a total of five fire agencies that responded to the wildfire including the Guymon Fire Department, Texhoma VFD, Goodwell VFD, Yarborough VFD, and Stratford VFD with multiple brush units and tankers. The large grass fire burned in high CRP grassland and consumed an estimated three hundred acres. It was determined that the cause of the wildfire was from an incendiary device. There were no reports of any homes or other structures threatened, damaged or lost by the fire and there were also no reports of any injuries, near misses or fatalities. The wildfire was contained around 0000CST on October 12.
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