Wildfire in Gray, Texas

On March 9th critical Fire Weather conditions occurred for several hours across Gray County. A wildfire was sparked 4 miles southeast of Lefors. The fire was known as the Cabin Creek Fire. The fire caused closures on several FM/SH roads. A few structures were threatened and saved as well as some oil and gas infrastructure. The final size of the fire was 6,949 acres. The cause of the fire was unknown. Cabin Creek Fire. The cause of the fire is believed to be human, from a passenger vehicle. But this fire did burn 6,949 acres.

Critical fire weather conditions occurred on March 8th and 9th across the combined Panhandles. With continued lack of significant rainfall, grasses continued to be very dry and freeze cured across the region. With relative humidity values less than 10 percent and south to southwest winds of 15 to 20mph and gusts up to 40mph, this resulted in high fire danger across the region, and two fires that developed during this time. Fire weather conditions improved slightly on March 10th, where elevated conditions occurred. Winds were on the lighter side that day but did increase into the 10 to 20mph range and relative humidity values around 25 to 35 percent. However, any small spark continued to create wildfires given the dry nature of the region.