Wildfire — Carson, Texas

2024-03-01 to 2024-03-16 · Carson, Texas

Event narrative

Estimated via incident updates that denote the fire containment. Estimated Acres burned with the use of GIS mapping data is 70,215.

Wider weather episode

Windy Deuce Fire. Started on private land six miles east of Masterson, TX. Grass and brush. Several communities threatened. Water and power infrastructure threatened. This fire would go on to expand to a small portion of Hutchinson County, Potter County, and Carson County. The fire burned 144,045 acres and the estimated cost is $4,100,000. The southern extent approached just outside of northwest Amarillo.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1205841. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.