Wildfire in Callahan, Texas

Wildfire February 25, 2008 – February 26, 2008 · Callahan, Texas

$2.2M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 150 acre wildfire developed in the southern part of Callahan County at the intersection of State Highway 36 and County Road 463. Sixty three cars were lost at the local Dodge dealership, three outbuildings and one home were destroyed. Several homes along Highway 36 were evacuated.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system produced strong downsloping southwest winds of 35 to 50 mph, temperatures near 90 degrees and relative humidities in the single digits. These ingredients produced extremely critical fire weather conditions across West Central Texas that resulted in several large wildfires. A cold front shifted the winds from southwest to north by late afternoon and aided to increase the size of some of the wildfires.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 82585. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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