Wildfire in Willacy Island, Texas

Wildfire April 7, 2022 · Willacy Island, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Mansfield 2022 Wildfire started on the morning of April 7th across the southern tip of Padre Island, near the cut for Port Mansfield. It burned 438 acres and was contained the evening of April 7th.

The wider storm

Conditions were favorable for wildfire spread due to very low relative humidity and breezy north winds at 15 to 20 mph and gusts up to 30 mph. The strong, gusty winds combined with cured ground fuels allowed for rapid wildfire growth. The Mansfield 2022 Fire, on Padre Island, north of the Port Mansfield cut in Willacy County, ignited on April 7th around 10:00AM CDT and continued until through the afternoon on the 7th when it was 100% contained. The fire consumed a total of 438 acres.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1017995. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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