Wildfire in Washington, Texas

Wildfire August 7, 2022 – August 15, 2022 · Washington, Texas

$200K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

On August 7th, The Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to the Burns Creek Fire in Washington County. The fire began in the area of the 6600 block of FM 1948, and is moved north toward Lake Sommerville.

The wider storm

Fire burned about 400 acres south of Lake Somerville. At least two homes were destroyed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1054728. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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