Wildfire — Freestone, Texas

2011-09-04 to 2011-09-07 · Freestone, Texas

Event narrative

Five fires in Freestone County erupted on the 4th. The fires burned a total of 7500 acres. According to the Limestone Office of Emergency Management, 7 homes and 18 outbuildings were burned by these fires. The largest fire was located near Teague and the fire were contained the morning of the 7th.

Wider weather episode

Hot and dry conditions across the region on the 2nd and 3rd resulted in elevated fire weather conditions. A few fires started on these days but several more fires began on the 4th and 5th behind a strong cold front. The cold front moved through the region on the 4th bringing strong and gusty north winds with it. On the 5th, humidity values fell dangerously low. A Red Flag Warning was issued for parts of the area on the 4th and 5th. Over the holiday weekend, over two dozen wildfires ignited with several of the fires causing damage. The largest complex of fires was in Limestone County where five fires burned 7500 acres and 7 homes. The Concord-Robbins Fire in Leon County burned 31 homes and 4689 acres.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 348011. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.