Firefighters are currently battling three wildfires in North Texas. The NWS believes two of those may have been sparked by lightning from small thunderstorms.
FOX 4 Weather Meteorologist Evan Andrews says there are three big concerns today -- wind, heat, and fire risk.Most of North Texas is under a red flag warning on Wednesday because of the hot, dry, and windy conditions that could make any grass fire grow rapidly.An aerial photo of scorched grass because of the Double Back Fire in Johnson County.
The National Weather Service believes two of those fires in Jack County may have been sparked by lightning from small thunderstorms.The Craft Fire is not far from there and grew to 500 acres overnight. The Texas A&M Forest Service said it’s 20% contained.The biggest fire remains the Double Back Fire in Johnson County, south of Fort Worth. It has burned 1,400 acres and is now 75% contained.
The fire chief in Godley said the fire is no longer spreading but crews are still patrolling the burned areas to make sure nothing rekindles. They’re also checking for hot spots near the fire’s edge.
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